Definition & Meaning

tell somebody's fortune; read somebody's horoscope

Word usage

suàn guà

算 卦

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v.tell somebody's fortune; read somebody's horoscope
- lì yòng zhǐ pái suàn guà
  利用纸牌算卦
  use playing cards for divination
- wǒ cāi tā men shì suàn guà huò zhān bǔ yòng de
  我猜它们是算卦或占卜用的。
  I guess they were used for Suan Gua.
- tā zuó tiān gěi wǒ suàn guà le
  她昨天给我算卦了。
  She read my fortune yesterday.

Word usage

Separable word
"算" and "卦" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她昨天给我算了一卦。
  She read my fortune yesterday
- 谁给你算的卦？
  Who read your fortune?
- 前几年他给我算过一卦，可是我觉得不准。
  He read my fortune many years ago, but I didn't think it was accurate.

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