抽签 meaning in English

chōuqiān

to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots

HSK 7-9Traditional 抽籤21 strokes

Meaning of 抽签

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chōuqiān
  1. to perform divination with sticks
  2. to draw lots
  3. a ballot (in share dealing)

抽签 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

来lái抽chōu签qiān决jué定dìng谁shuí先xiān走zǒu吧ba。
Let's draw lots to decide who goes first.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

抽 chōu · to draw out · 8 strokes

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签 qiān · to sign one's name · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 抽签.

抽烟chōuyānto smoke (tobacco)
抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize; a lottery
签名qiānmíngto sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph
签字qiānzìto sign (one's name); signature
签约qiānyuēto sign a contract or agreement
签证qiānzhèngvisa; to issue a visa
签订qiāndìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
签署qiānshǔto sign (an agreement)
抽屉chōutidrawer
标签biāoqiānlabel; tag
抽象chōuxiàngabstract; abstraction
抽出chōuchūto take out; to extract

Questions about 抽签

What does 抽签 mean?

抽签 (chōuqiān) means "to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots".

How do you write 抽签?

抽签 is made of 2 characters: 抽 (8 strokes), 签 (13 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 抽签 an HSK word?

Yes. 抽签 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 抽签 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 抽签 is written 抽籤.