Chinese word

抢票

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiǎng piào

Meaning

  • verbgrab tickets

Example

演唱会门票开卖了，我得赶紧抢票。yǎn chàng huì mén piào kāi mài le wǒ děi gán jǐn qiǎng piào

The concert tickets are on sale, so I need to hurry and grab tickets.

Illustration for 抢票 (grab tickets)

More examples

春运期间大家都在网上抢票，很难买到票。chūn yùn qī jiān dà jiā dōu zài wǎng shàng qiǎng piào hěn nán mǎi dào piào

During the Spring Festival travel season, everyone is trying to grab tickets online, so tickets are hard to get.

Core concept

A race to secure limited tickets the moment sales open, often through a fast online purchase.

Common phrases

  • 网上抢票wǎng shàng qiǎng piào

    get tickets online

  • 排队抢票pái duì qiǎng piào

    queue up to get tickets

  • 早上抢票zǎo shàng qiǎng piào

    get tickets first thing in the morning

Similar words

购票gòu piào: Buying tickets by paying for them.
订票dìng piào: Reserving tickets in advance by choosing the date or seats.
抢购qiǎng gòu: Rushing to buy limited goods or tickets before they sell out.

Definition in Chinese

指在网络或现场售票开始时，为尽快购买到有限的门票而快速下单或抢占名额的动作，常见于热门演唱会的线上开售场景。zhǐ zài wǎng luò huò xiàn chǎng shòu piào kāi shǐ shí wèi jǐn kuài gòu mǎi dào yǒu xiàn de mén piào ér kuài sù xià dān huò qiǎng zhàn míng é de dòng zuò cháng jiàn yú rè mén yǎn chàng huì de xiàn shàng kāi shòu cháng jǐng

Word origin

抢 (qiǎng, "snatch") + 票 (piào, "ticket") gives the word the image of quickly taking a ticket that many people want.

Usage tips

  • The word fits online sales and in-person sales, so it refers to the intense buying process rather than only to pressing an online button.

Other meanings

  • get tickets before othersverb
  • buy tickets right awayverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 抢购qiǎng gòusnap upverb
  • 抢先qiǎng xiānahead of othersadverb
  • 抢手qiáng shǒupopularadjective

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