Chinese word

取票

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ piào

Meaning

  • verbpick up a ticket

Example

我在车站的自助取票机上取票。wǒ zài chē zhàn de zì zhù qǔ piào jī shàng qǔ piào

I pick up a ticket at the station's self-service ticket machine.

Illustration for 取票 (pick up a ticket)

More examples

请凭身份证到窗口取票。qǐng píng shēn fèn zhèng dào chuāng kǒu qǔ piào

Please bring your ID to the window to pick up your ticket.

Core concept

The final handover turns a completed ticket order into something ready to use.

Common phrases

  • 在自助取票机取票zài zì zhù qǔ piào jī qǔ piào

    pick up a ticket at a self-service machine

  • 到窗口取票dào chuāng kǒu qǔ piào

    pick up a ticket at the ticket window

  • 网上取票wǎng shàng qǔ piào

    pick up a ticket online

Similar words

买票mǎi piào: Buy a ticket by paying its price.
订票dìng piào: Book a ticket in advance through the internet or by phone.
领取líng qǔ: Collect something handed over at a specified place or service counter.
取qǔ: Take something by hand for oneself.

Definition in Chinese

在车站、影院等凭订票信息或身份证在自助机或窗口领取已购买的车票或影票。zài chē zhàn yǐng yuàn děng píng dìng piào xìn xī huò shēn fèn zhèng zài zì zhù jī huò chuāng kǒu líng qǔ yǐ gòu mǎi de chē piào huò yǐng piào

Word origin

The compound 取 (qǔ, "take") + 票 (piào, "ticket") combines an action with its object and gives a direct name to collecting a ticket.

Usage tips

  • At stations and cinemas, the same term covers collection from a machine and collection at a staffed counter, so the surrounding words often show which service point is meant.

Other meanings

  • ticket pickupnoun

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