chōu jiǎng
lottery; lottery draw
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我们公司每年都会举行一次抽奖活动。
Wǒmen gōngsī měi nián dōu huì jǔxíng yī cì chōujiǎng huódòng.
Our company holds a lucky draw every year.
我参加了这次抽奖活动，但是没有中奖。
Wǒ cānjiāle zhè cì chōujiǎng huódòng, dànshì méiyǒu zhòngjiǎng.
I participated in this lucky draw, but I didn't win a prize.
听说这次抽奖活动的头奖是一辆汽车。
Tīngshuō zhè cì chōujiǎng huódòng de tóu jiǎng shì yī liàng qìchē.
I heard that the first prize of this lucky draw is a car.
抽奖 (chōu jiǎng)
lucky draw
抽奖活动 (chōu jiǎng huó dòng)
raffle
中奖 (zhòng jiǎng)
win a prize
落选 (luò xuǎn)
fail to win a prize
The Chinese word 抽奖 (chōu jiǎng) literally means "to draw a lottery" or "to win a prize by chance". It is composed of two characters: 抽 (chōu), which means "to draw" or "to select", and 奖 (jiǎng), which means "prize" or "reward". The word 抽奖 is often used in the context of lotteries, raffles, and other games of chance where prizes are awarded to winners. It can also be used more broadly to refer to any situation where something is awarded to someone by chance or luck.The character 抽 (chōu) is derived from the ancient Chinese character 攴 (chōu), which originally meant "to strike" or "to hit". Over time, the meaning of 攴 evolved to include the idea of "to select" or "to choose", as in the phrase 抽签 (chōu qiān), which means "to draw lots". The character 奖 (jiǎng) is derived from the ancient Chinese character 賞 (shǎng), which originally meant "to praise" or "to reward". Over time, the meaning of 賞 evolved to include the idea of "a prize" or "a reward", as in the phrase 奖励 (jiǎnglì), which means "to reward".The combination of the characters 抽 and 奖 in the word 抽奖 (chōu jiǎng) creates a compound word that literally means "to draw a prize" or "to win a prize by chance". This word is commonly used in modern Chinese to refer to lotteries, raffles, and other games of chance where prizes are awarded to winners. It can also be used more broadly to refer to any situation where something is awarded to someone by chance or luck.
