Chinese word

补票

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǔ piào

Meaning

  • verbbuy a ticket afterward

Example

检票时他发现没票，只好在站口补票。jiǎn piào shí tā fā xiàn méi piào zhí hǎo zài zhàn kǒu bǔ piào

At the ticket check, he realized he had no ticket and had to buy one at the station entrance.

Illustration for 补票 (buy a ticket afterward)

More examples

由于跨区，他在出站时被要求在窗口补票并补交差额。yóu yú kuà qū tā zài chū zhàn shí bèi yāo qiú zài chuāng kǒu bǔ piào bìng bǔ jiāo chā é

Because he had traveled beyond his ticketed zone, he was required to buy a ticket afterward at the window and pay the fare difference when exiting.

Core concept

An incomplete travel ticket is made complete by adding the missing ticket value.

Common phrases

  • 在售票窗口补票zài shòu piào chuāng kǒu bǔ piào

    buy a ticket afterward at the ticket window

  • 在列车上向乘务员补票zài liè chē shàng xiàng chéng wù yuán bǔ piào

    buy a ticket afterward from a train attendant

Similar words

买票mǎi piào: Purchase a ticket before or for a journey.
补交bǔ jiāo: Pay an outstanding fare or fee afterward when the original payment was not enough.

Definition in Chinese

在检票时对缺少的票或票价不足的情况进行补购或补交费用，以取得合法乘车凭证。zài jiǎn piào shí duì quē shǎo de piào huò piào jià bù zú de qíng kuàng jìn xíng bǔ gòu huò bǔ jiāo fèi yòng yǐ qǔ dé hé fǎ chéng chē píng zhèng

Word origin

补 (bǔ, "make up") points to supplying what is lacking, while 票 (piào, "ticket") identifies the travel document or fare it completes.

Usage tips

  • The word fits a problem discovered during ticket inspection and does not by itself say that the passenger planned to avoid paying.

Other meanings

  • pay the fare differenceverb
  • pay an additional feeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 补票费bǔ piào fèiadditional farenoun
  • 补票处bǔ piào chùticket adjustment counternoun

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