Chinese word

售票员

Pronunciation

Pinyinshòu piào yuán

Meaning

  • nounticket clerk

Example

电影院门口的售票员在笑。diàn yǐng yuàn mén kǒu de shòu piào yuán zài xiào

The ticket clerk at the movie theater entrance is smiling.

Illustration for 售票员 (ticket clerk)

More examples

售票窗口的售票员在给顾客找零。shòu piào chuāng kǒu de shòu piào yuán zài gěi gù kè zhǎo líng

The ticket clerk at the ticket window is giving a customer change.

Core concept

A worker whose job centers on completing ticket sales, from taking payment to handing over the ticket.

Common phrases

  • 售票窗口的售票员shòu piào chuāng kǒu de shòu piào yuán

    ticket clerk at the ticket window

  • 自动售票机旁的售票员zì dòng shòu piào jī páng de shòu piào yuán

    ticket clerk by the automated ticket machine

  • 向售票员买票xiàng shòu piào yuán mǎi piào

    buy a ticket from the ticket clerk

Similar words

收银员shōu yín yuán: A checkout worker who collects payment and processes customers' purchases.
售货员shòu huò yuán: A sales worker in a shop who sells products and assists customers.
服务员fú wù yuán: A worker who serves customers by taking orders and attending to their needs.
检票员jiǎn piào yuán: An entrance worker who examines tickets and confirms that they allow entry.

Definition in Chinese

在售票窗口或通过售票系统负责出售票券、收款与找零等具体交易事项的工作人员。zài shòu piào chuāng kǒu huò tōng guò shòu piào xì tǒng fù zé chū shòu piào quàn shōu kuǎn yǔ zhǎo líng děng jù tǐ jiāo yì shì xiàng de gōng zuò rén yuán

Word origin

售票员 (shòupiàoyuán, "ticket clerk") combines 售 (shòu, "sell"), 票 (piào, "ticket"), and 员 (yuán, "staff member") to name the person responsible for selling tickets.

Usage tips

  • In English, clerk can describe many kinds of service worker, but this Chinese noun points specifically to the ticket-selling role, whether the sale happens at a counter or through a ticketing system.

Opposites

  • 购票者gòu piào zhěticket buyernoun

Related words

  • 售票shòu piàosell ticketsverb
  • 售票口shòu piào kǒuticket windownoun
  • 自助售票机zì zhù shòu piào jīself-service ticket machinenoun

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