Chinese word

中奖

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhòng jiǎng

Meaning

  • verbwin a prize

Example

我昨天抽奖中奖了。wǒ zuó tiān chōu jiǎng zhòng jiǎng le

I won a prize in the drawing yesterday.

Illustration for 中奖 (win a prize)

More examples

他买彩票竟然中奖，得到了不少奖金。tā mǎi cǎi piào jìng rán zhòng jiǎng dé dào le bù shǎo jiǎng jīn

He unexpectedly won the lottery after buying a ticket and received quite a lot of prize money.

Core concept

Being chosen in a chance event brings a reward to the selected person.

Common phrases

  • 抽奖中奖chōu jiǎng zhòng jiǎng

    win a prize in a drawing

  • 买彩票中奖mǎi cǎi piào zhòng jiǎng

    win a prize in the lottery

Similar words

获奖huò jiǎng: Receiving an official award or prize in recognition of an achievement.
获得huò dé: Obtaining something or gaining a right through effort or another action.
赢yíng: Achieving victory over an opponent in a contest or competition.

Definition in Chinese

在抽奖、彩票等随机活动中，被选中以获得奖品或奖金的行为或结果。zài chōu jiǎng cǎi piào děng suí jī huó dòng zhōng bèi xuǎn zhōng yǐ huò dé jiáng pǐn huò jiǎng jīn de xíng wéi huò jié guǒ

Word origin

In 中奖 (zhòngjiǎng, "win a prize"), 中 (zhòng, "hit or be selected") describes the successful outcome and 奖 (jiǎng, "prize") identifies what is received.

Usage tips

  • English often specifies a raffle, lottery, or contest, while everyday Chinese can leave the event unnamed when listeners already know which draw is being discussed.

Related words

  • 中奖者zhòng jiáng zhělottery winnernoun
  • 中奖率zhòng jiǎng lǜwinning ratenoun

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