Chinese word

往返票

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎng fǎn piào

Meaning

  • nounround-trip ticket

Example

我要买一张往返票。wǒ yào mǎi yì zhāng wáng fǎn piào

I want to buy a round-trip ticket.

Illustration for 往返票 (round-trip ticket)

More examples

请帮我订一张往返票。qǐng bāng wǒ dìng yì zhāng wáng fǎn piào

Please help me book a round-trip ticket.

Core concept

One ticket linking two matching parts of a journey, away from and back to the starting point.

Common phrases

  • 买一张往返票mǎi yì zhāng wáng fǎn piào

    buy a round-trip ticket

  • 订往返票dìng wáng fǎn piào

    book a round-trip ticket

  • 退往返票tuì wáng fǎn piào

    refund a round-trip ticket

Similar words

单程票dān chéng piào: A ticket that covers travel from one place to another in one direction.
来回票lái huí piào: A ticket combining the journey out and the journey back.
往返机票wáng fǎn jī piào: An airline ticket with both the outbound and return flights included in one reservation.

Definition in Chinese

指一张同时包含去程票和回程票的票据，常见于火车、飞机等交通工具的往返行程。zhǐ yì zhāng tóng shí bāo hán qù chéng piào hé huí chéng piào de piào jù cháng jiàn yú huǒ chē fēi jī děng jiāo tōng gōng jù de wáng fǎn xíng chéng

Word origin

The compound 往 (wǎng, "go") + 返 (fǎn, "return") + 票 (piào, "ticket") describes one ticket for going and coming back.

Usage tips

  • The outward and return parts of the booking can have different dates, so a round-trip request usually needs both dates stated clearly.

Opposites

Related words

  • 往返机票wáng fǎn jī piàoround-trip plane ticketnoun
  • 往返车票wáng fǎn chē piàoround-trip train ticketnoun
  • 往返票价wáng fǎn piào jiàround-trip farenoun

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