Chinese word

检票机

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn piào jī

Meaning

  • nounticket gate

Example

车站的检票机坏了，不能进站。chē zhàn de jiǎn piào jī huài le bù néng jìn zhàn

The ticket gate at the station is broken, so people cannot enter the station.

Illustration for 检票机 (ticket gate)

More examples

工作人员在修理检票机。gōng zuò rén yuán zài xiū lǐ jiǎn piào jī

Staff are repairing the ticket gate.

Core concept

A station machine that tests a travel pass and controls access through a barrier.

Common phrases

  • 检票机故障jiǎn piào jī gù zhàng

    ticket gate malfunction

  • 修理检票机xiū lǐ jiǎn piào jī

    repair the ticket gate

  • 通过检票机进站tōng guò jiǎn piào jī jìn zhàn

    pass through the ticket gate to enter the station

Similar words

闸机zhá jī: An automatic barrier gate reads a pass or paper ticket and opens or closes a passage at a station.
验票机yàn piào jī: A ticket-checking machine reads ticket or QR code information to confirm that a ticket is valid.
检票口jiǎn piào kǒu: A station entrance where passengers show tickets and pass through ticket control.

Definition in Chinese

识别并验证车票、票证以驱动闸门开关的电子设备，常见于地铁、火车站等公共交通场所。shí bié bìng yàn zhèng chē piào piào zhèng yǐ qū dòng zhá mén kāi guān de diàn zi shè bèi cháng jiàn yú dì tiě huǒ chē zhàn děng gōng gòng jiāo tōng cháng suǒ

Word origin

检 (jiǎn, "check") + 票 (piào, "ticket") describes ticket inspection, while 机 (jī, "machine") turns that action into the name of equipment.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may picture a person checking a ticket, but Chinese uses this noun for the electronic equipment found at entrances to metro and railway platforms.

Other meanings

  • automatic ticket gatenoun

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