Chinese word

票

Pronunciation

Pinyinpiào

Meaning

  • nounvote

Example

在最后一轮，他只差一张票。zài zuì hòu yì lún tā zhǐ chà yì zhāng piào

In the final round, he was just one vote short.

Illustration for 票 (vote)

More examples

请把票给我。qǐng bǎ piào gěi wǒ

Please give me the ticket.

Core concept

A small token or certificate used to obtain a service or record a choice.

Common phrases

  • 买票mǎi piào

    buy a ticket

  • 一张票yì zhāng piào

    one ticket

  • 门票mén piào

    admission ticket

Similar words

车票chē piào: A travel ticket for riding a train or bus.
门票mén piào: An admission ticket for entering a museum, theater, or similar place.
电影票diàn yǐng piào: A cinema ticket for watching a movie.
机票jī piào: An air ticket for traveling by plane.

Definition in Chinese

指小片的凭证或标识，用来证明、兑换服务或表示意见与选择，常用于乘车、入场和投票等情境。zhǐ xiǎo piàn de píng zhèng huò biāo shí yòng lái zhèng míng duì huàn fú wù huò biǎo shì yì jiàn yǔ xuǎn zé cháng yòng yú chéng chē rù chǎng hé tóu piào děng qíng jìng

Word origin

票 (piào, "ticket; vote") came to mean a small written certificate or token, then extended to documents for travel and entry and to a recorded election choice.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear vote as an action, while this Chinese noun can name each counted ballot in an election result, not only voting in general.

Other meanings

  • ticketnoun

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