zhān
卜
HSK 7-9
common
verb
Meaning of 占卜
占卜 means to practice divination; to divine; to tell fortunes. Pronounced zhān. HSK 7-9.
- to practice divination; to divine; to tell fortunes
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
zhān占
bǔ卜
yǐ以
wèn问
jí吉
xiōng凶
。
The ancients often practiced divination to inquire about fortune and misfortune.
Tā他
yòng用
sān三
méi枚
tóng铜
qián钱
zhān占
le了
yī一
guà卦
。
He used three copper coins to divine a hexagram.
Suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
rén人
zhān占
bǔ卜
。
The fortune-teller is performing divination for someone.