# 占卜 (zhānbǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 占卜 (zhānbǔ) means “to divine; to foretell the future”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to divine; to foretell the future
- Pinyin: zhānbǔ (zhan1 bu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 古人遇到大事常常占卜。
  Gǔrén yùdào dàshì chángcháng zhānbǔ.
  Ancient people often practiced divination before big events.

## Characters

- [占](https://hanziro.com/word/zhan-take-possession/) (zhàn): to take possession of; to occupy
- 卜 (bǔ): to divine

https://hanziro.com/word/zhan-bu-divine/

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