Chinese Conversation · Level 63
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Chinese word
票房
Pronunciation
Pinyinpiào fáng
Meaning
- nounbox office
Example
这部电影的票房很好。zhè bù diàn yǐng de piào fáng hěn hǎo
This movie has done very well at the box office.
More examples
首周末的票房突破了一亿元。shǒu zhōu mò de piào fáng tū pò le yí yì yuán
The opening-weekend box office exceeded 100 million yuan.
Core concept
The total return built up as audiences buy tickets for a film or performance.
Common phrases
票房收入piào fáng shōu rù
box-office revenue
票房成绩piào fáng chéng jì
box-office performance
首周末票房shǒu zhōu mò piào fáng
opening-weekend box office
Similar words
票房收入piào fáng shōu rù: The full amount received through selling admission tickets to a film or show.
观众人数guān zhòng rén shù: The total audience size for a film or show during a given time.
门票mén piào: The admission ticket needed to enter a film or show.
票价piào jià: The selling price of one admission ticket.
Definition in Chinese
指电影、戏剧等演出因售票而获得的累计票款，既可指具体的金额，也常作为作品商业表现的简称。zhǐ diàn yǐng xì jù děng yǎn chū yīn shòu piào ér huò dé de lěi jì piào kuǎn jì kě zhǐ jù tǐ de jīn é yě cháng zuò wéi zuò pǐn shāng yè biǎo xiàn de jiǎn chēng
Word origin
The word 票房 (piàofáng, "box office") joins 票 (piào, "ticket") with 房 (fáng, "room"), linking the place where tickets are handled with the revenue from them.
Usage tips
- In conversational Chinese, 票房 (piàofáng, "box office") often appears with words meaning high, low, good, or poor, giving a quick judgment without stating a sum.
Other meanings
- ticket salesnoun
- box-office performancenoun
Related words
- 票房收入piào fáng shōu rùbox-office revenuenoun
- 票房成绩piào fáng chéng jìbox-office performancenoun
- 票房榜piào fáng bǎngbox-office rankingsnoun