中奖

• 拼音: zhòng jiǎng
• 汉字拆解: 中 = to hit the mark (zhòng, second meaning); 奖 = 将 (general) + 大 (big), a prize or award

含义

To win a prize; to win the lottery. To be selected as a winner in a drawing, raffle, or lottery.

Used when someone's ticket or entry is drawn as the winner. 中大奖 means to win the jackpot; 中奖率 means the winning rate or odds. The word carries an element of luck. Can also be used jokingly in colloquial speech, e.g. 我又'中奖'了(I got 'lucky' again — meaning something bad happened to me).

例句

1. 她买彩票从来没中过奖，但还是坚持每周都买。
2. 那位老人买了一张彩票，没想到真的中奖了。
3. 公司年会抽奖活动中，他中奖了，拿到了一台笔记本电脑。

用法指南

语境: leisure, everyday, commerce

语气: cheerful

正确说法

• 恭喜你中奖了！快去领奖吧！(Congratulations on winning a prize! Go and collect it quickly!)
• 这次活动的中奖率很高，很多人都能得到礼品。(The winning rate for this event is very high — many people can get gifts.)

错误说法

• 把'中奖'用于学术或正式比赛的获奖 (Don't use 中奖 for winning an academic or formal competition — use 获奖 or 得奖 instead; 中奖 specifically refers to luck-based draws and lotteries)

起源与历史

From 中 (to hit the mark, second tone) and 奖 (prize/award, 将 general + 大 big, something formally given to someone), literally 'to hit the prize'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal