Chinese Conversation · Level 55
90 words
Chinese word
换票
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuàn piào
Meaning
- verbredeem a ticket
Example
凭票可以在柜台换票。píng piào ké yǐ zài guì tái huàn piào
You can redeem a ticket at the counter.
More examples
演出开始前一小时可以在入口处换票。yǎn chū kāi shǐ qián yì xiǎo shí ké yǐ zài rù kǒu chù huàn piào
You can redeem a ticket at the entrance one hour before the performance starts.
Core concept
An existing ticket serves as an exchange item at a designated window, where it turns into admission, a product, or another ticket.
Common phrases
在柜台换票zài guì tái huàn piào
redeem a ticket at the counter
在售票处换票zài shòu piào chù huàn piào
redeem a ticket at the ticket office
在网上换票zài wǎng shàng huàn piào
redeem a ticket online
Similar words
退票tuì piào: Return a purchased ticket at a counter and receive the money back.
改签gǎi qiān: Change the date, time, or seat on a purchased ticket and receive an updated ticket.
取票qǔ piào: Use a reservation number or voucher at a counter or machine to collect an issued ticket.
Definition in Chinese
用票据或凭证在指定地点或窗口将票换成入场券、实物或新的票据yòng piào jù huò píng zhèng zài zhǐ dìng dì diǎn huò chuāng kǒu jiāng piào huàn chéng rù chǎng quàn shí wù huò xīn de piào jù
Word origin
换票 (huànpiào, "ticket exchange") joins 换 (huàn, "change or exchange") with 票 (piào, "ticket or voucher"), making the word a clear compound for changing one ticket-based claim into another result.
Usage tips
- English speakers may associate redeeming with getting money back, but this Chinese word usually focuses on presenting the ticket at a counter to receive its intended benefit or a new ticket.
Other meanings
- replace a ticketverb
Opposites
- 退票tuì piàorefund a ticketverb
Related words
- 换票处huàn piào chùticket exchange counternoun
- 换票机huàn piào jīticket exchange machinenoun