Chinese word

自动售票机

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì dòng shòu piào jī

Meaning

  • nounticket vending machine

Example

我在自动售票机前等朋友。wǒ zài zì dòng shòu piào jī qián děng péng yǒu

I am waiting for a friend in front of the ticket vending machine.

Illustration for 自动售票机 (ticket vending machine)

More examples

他不会用自动售票机，需要别人帮忙。tā bú huì yòng zì dòng shòu piào jī xū yào bié rén bāng máng

He does not know how to use the ticket vending machine and needs someone else to help him.

Core concept

A self-service station where a traveler selects a fare, pays, and receives proof of travel through a screen.

Common phrases

  • 用自动售票机买票yòng zì dòng shòu piào jī mǎi piào

    buy a ticket using a ticket vending machine

  • 从自动售票机取票cóng zì dòng shòu piào jī qǔ piào

    pick up a ticket from a ticket vending machine

  • 在自动售票机前排队zài zì dòng shòu piào jī qián pái duì

    queue in front of a ticket vending machine

Similar words

售票机shòu piào jī: A machine used to sell tickets.
自助售票机zì zhù shòu piào jī: A self-service machine for buying tickets by following on-screen steps.
取票机qǔ piào jī: A machine for collecting a ticket that was booked earlier.
售票窗口shòu piào chuāng kǒu: A ticket-sales window where a staff member sells tickets.

Definition in Chinese

在车站或其他公共场所安装的机器，乘客可在触摸屏上选择票种、完成付款并领取纸质票或电子二维码凭证。zài chē zhàn huò qí tā gōng gòng cháng suǒ ān zhuāng de jī qì chéng kè kě zài chù mō píng shàng xuǎn zé piào zhǒng wán chéng fù kuǎn bìng líng qǔ zhǐ zhì piào huò diàn zi èr wéi mǎ píng zhèng

Word origin

自 (zì, "self") + 动 (dòng, "move") + 售 (shòu, "sell") + 票 (piào, "ticket") + 机 (jī, "machine") forms a literal description of a machine that sells tickets by itself.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate a vending machine mainly with snacks, but this Chinese noun also covers a public device used for transport tickets.

Opposites

  • 售票窗口shòu piào chuāng kǒuticket windownoun

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