中奖
HSK 4 (2021)
中奖 (zhòngjiǎng) · to win a prize (in a lottery)
中奖 (zhòngjiǎng) means “to win a prize (in a lottery)”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 奖 (prize). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 中奖 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
奖 jiǎng · prize
What 奖 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 大 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸昨天中奖了！Wǒ bàba zuótiān zhòngjiǎng le!My dad won a prize yesterday!
你以前中过奖吗？Nǐ yǐqián zhòng guo jiǎng ma?Have you ever won a prize before?
Questions about 中奖
What does 中奖 mean?
中奖 (zhòngjiǎng) means “to win a prize (in a lottery)”.
How do you pronounce 中奖?
中奖 is pronounced zhòngjiǎng.
Which HSK level is 中奖?
中奖 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中奖 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.