抽签

• 拼音: chōu qiān
• 汉字拆解: 抽 = 扌 (hand) + 由 (from) = to draw out; 签 = ⺮ (bamboo) + 佥 (all) = bamboo slip/lot

含义

To draw lots; to draw straws; a method of random selection.

Used for fair random selection in competitions, work assignments, or decision-making. Also refers to drawing fortune sticks at temples. Can be a noun (the lottery system) or verb-object construction.

例句

1. 比赛顺序由各队抽签决定。
2. 我们用抽签的方式来分配值班任务。
3. 她去寺庙抽签想看看今年的运势。

用法指南

语境: competitions, assignments, temples, decisions

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 世界杯小组赛的对阵通过抽签决定。(The World Cup group stage matchups are decided by drawing lots.)
• 大家都想去出差，只好抽签看谁去。(Everyone wants to go on the business trip, so we'll have to draw lots to see who goes.)

错误说法

• 我抽签了一张票 (抽签 is for lots/straws, not tickets — use 抽 or 抽中 for lottery tickets)

起源与历史

Compound of 抽 (to draw/pull) and 签 (stick/lot). Originally referred to drawing bamboo fortune sticks at temples.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal