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求签
qiúqiān
Description
求签是在庙里的一种传统活动。
求签 is a traditional activity held in temples.
人们摇竹筒，让一根签掉出来，然后看上面写的话，想知道自己的运气好不好。
People shake a bamboo tube until a stick falls out, then read the words on it to find out their luck.
Meanings
求签qiúqiān
to draw divination lots at a temple
她去庙里求签，问今年的运气。
She went to the temple to draw a fortune stick, asking about her luck this year.
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Notes
- Etymology
求 (to seek) + 签 (bamboo lot/stick), literally 'to seek a lot'.
- Nuance
refers specifically to temple fortune-telling, not general lottery drawing (抽签).
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