# 抽签 (chōuqiān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抽签 (chōuqiān) means “to draw lots; to cast lots”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to draw lots; to cast lots
- Pinyin: chōuqiān (chou1 qian1)
- Traditional: 抽籤
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们通过抽签决定比赛顺序。
  Wǒmen tōngguò chōuqiān juédìng bǐsài shùnxù.
  We decided the order of the match by drawing lots.

## Characters

- [抽](https://hanziro.com/word/chou-draw-out/) (chōu): to draw out; to pull out
- [签](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-sign-ones-name/) (qiān): to sign one's name; a visa

https://hanziro.com/word/chou-qian-draw-lots/

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