Chinese word

火车票

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuǒ chē piào

Meaning

  • nountrain ticket

Example

我找不到我的火车票。wǒ zhǎo bú dào wǒ de huǒ chē piào

I can't find my train ticket.

Illustration for 火车票 (train ticket)

More examples

我在自动售票机取到了火车票。wǒ zài zì dòng shòu piào jī qǔ dào le huǒ chē piào

I picked up my train ticket at the automatic ticket machine.

Core concept

An official travel document linking a passenger to a particular train, route, and date.

Common phrases

  • 买火车票mǎi huǒ chē piào

    buy a train ticket

  • 取火车票qǔ huǒ chē piào

    pick up a train ticket

  • 改签火车票gǎi qiān huǒ chē piào

    change a train ticket

Similar words

车票chē piào: A ticket used for riding trains, buses, and other forms of transport.
高铁票gāo tiě piào: A ticket for high-speed rail travel, usually showing the passenger's assigned seat.
站票zhàn piào: A travel ticket that allows the passenger to stand during the journey.
票piào: A broad term for a ticket used to enter a place or ride a vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

证明持票人在某一车次和区段具有乘车资格的票据，通常载有乘车人信息、车次、日期和座位，用于检票、退票和改签等手续。zhèng míng chí piào rén zài mǒu yì chē cì hé qū duàn jù yǒu chéng chē zī gé de piào jù tōng cháng zài yǒu chéng chē rén xìn xī chē cì rì qī hé zuò wèi yòng yú jiǎn piào tuì piào hé gǎi qiān děng shǒu xù

Word origin

火车 (huǒchē, "train") + 票 (piào, "ticket") combines the means of transport with the document that authorizes travel.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly uses this noun for both printed and electronic rail tickets, so it remains useful after a purchase made on a phone.

Other meanings

  • ticketnoun

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