奖池

獎池

jiǎngchí

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

如果没人中奖，奖池会滚到下一期。

Rúguǒ méi rén zhòngjiǎng, jiǎngchí huì gǔn dào xià yì qī.

If no one wins, the jackpot rolls over to the next round.

HSK 7-9

本期彩票的奖池累积到了一亿元。

Běnqī cǎipiào de jiǎngchí lěijī dào le yíyì yuán.

This round's lottery prize pool has accumulated to 100 million yuan.

memory

Literally 'prize pool' - 奖 (prize) + 池 (pool). The metaphor is identical to English: money 'pooled' together waiting for a winner.

奖 jiǎng

池 chí