jiū
阄
lot; paper slip for drawing lots
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a small rolled or folded paper slip used in drawing lots or casting lots
Commonly used in the compound 抓阄 (to draw lots). Often takes the diminutive suffix 儿 as 阄儿 in spoken contexts.
Zán咱
men们
zhuā抓
jiū阄
jué决
dìng定
shuí谁
qù去
mǎi买
fàn饭
。
Let's draw lots to decide who goes to buy food.
Jiū阄
ér儿
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
míng名
zi字
。
Each person's name was written on the lots.
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Tā他
suí随
shǒu手
zhuā抓
le了
yī一
gè个
jiū阄
。
He randomly picked a lot.