Chinese word

站票

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn piào

Meaning

  • nounstanding-room ticket

Example

这趟车很挤，我买了张站票。zhè tàng chē hén jǐ wǒ mǎi le zhāng zhàn piào

This train is very crowded, so I bought a standing-room ticket.

Illustration for 站票 (standing-room ticket)

More examples

节假日的火车票很紧张，经常只有站票。jié jià rì de huǒ chē piào hěn jǐn zhāng jīng cháng zhí yǒu zhàn piào

Train tickets are hard to get during holidays, and often only standing-room tickets are available.

Core concept

A ticket that grants a place in the vehicle but not a seat, leaving the passenger to travel standing.

Common phrases

  • 买张站票mǎi zhāng zhàn piào

    buy a standing-room ticket

  • 一张站票yì zhāng zhàn piào

    one standing-room ticket

Similar words

无座wú zuò: A train ticket with no assigned seat, so the passenger has no guaranteed place to sit.
硬座yìng zuò: A train ticket with a numbered seat for traveling while seated.

Definition in Chinese

指票面上没有座位号、乘客凭此票在车内站立乘车的票。zhǐ piào miàn shàng méi yǒu zuò wèi hào chéng kè píng cǐ piào zài chē nèi zhàn lì chéng chē de piào

Word origin

站票 (zhànpiào, "standing ticket") combines 站 (zhàn, "stand") + 票 (piào, "ticket"), so the word names a ticket for riding without a seat.

Usage tips

  • In station conversations, 有没有站票 (yǒu méiyǒu zhànpiào, "are standing-room tickets available?") asks whether this travel option can still be bought.

Opposites

  • 座位票zuò wèi piàoseat ticketnoun

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