头奖

頭獎

tóujiǎng

noun

Meanings

1 first prize
2 jackpot

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这次比赛的头奖是一辆新车。

Zhè cì bǐsài de tóujiǎng shì yí liàng xīnchē.

The first prize in this contest is a new car.

HSK 6

她买彩票中了头奖。

Tā mǎi cǎipiào zhòng le tóujiǎng.

She bought a lottery ticket and won the jackpot.

Tips

usage

头 here means "first", as in 头等 (first-class) and 头号 (number one). In a contest 头奖 is the same as 一等奖; for a lottery it is the jackpot.

Stroke Order

头 tóu

奖 jiǎng