占
卜

To divine in Chinese: 占卜 (zhān bǔ)

zhān bǔ

to divine

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to divine

Stroke order

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占
卜

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄢ

zhān

ㄓ/ zhㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄅㄨˇ

bǔ

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 古人用龟壳占卜将来的事。

    gǔ rén yòng guī ké zhān bǔ jiāng lái de shì。

    Ancient people used turtle shells to divine future events.

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Related words

占

zhàn

to take possession of

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

占领

zhàn lǐng

to capture

占有

zhàn yǒu

to have

占据

zhàn jù

to occupy

霸占

bà zhàn

to occupy by force

萝卜

luó bo

radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜

强占

qiáng zhàn

to occupy by force

侵占

qīn zhàn

to invade and occupy (territory)

占用

zhàn yòng

to occupy

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