Chinese word

许可证

Pronunciation

Pinyinxǔ kě zhèng

Meaning

  • nounpermit

Example

请出示你的许可证。qǐng chū shì nǐ de xú kě zhèng

Please show your permit.

Illustration for 许可证 (permit)

More examples

举办大型活动前必须取得消防许可证。jǔ bàn dà xíng huó dòng qián bì xū qǔ dé xiāo fáng xú kě zhèng

Before holding a large event, you must obtain a fire-safety permit.

Core concept

A document issued by an authority to show that one particular activity is allowed.

Common phrases

  • 申请许可证shēn qǐng xú kě zhèng

    apply for a permit

  • 核发许可证hé fā xú kě zhèng

    issue a permit

  • 有效期内的许可证yǒu xiào qī nèi de xú kě zhèng

    permit valid during its validity period

Similar words

许可xú kě: Official approval for carrying out an activity.
执照zhí zhào: A formal license from an authority for practicing a profession or carrying out an activity.

Definition in Chinese

由机关或有权部门发给，用来证明某个人或单位被允许从事特定活动的书面凭证。yóu jī guān huò yǒu quán bù mén fā gěi yòng lái zhèng míng mǒu gè rén huò dān wèi bèi yún xǔ cóng shì tè dìng huó dòng de shū miàn píng zhèng

Word origin

许可证 (xǔkězhèng, "permit") joins 许可 (xǔkě, "permission") with 证 (zhèng, "proof document"), creating the idea of written proof that an authority has granted permission.

Usage tips

  • A physical copy, a digital record, or an official card can all serve as this kind of authorization, so the word remains useful when the format changes.

Other meanings

  • licensenoun

Opposites

  • 禁令jìn lìngbannoun

Related words

  • 许可xú kěpermissionnoun
  • 行政许可xíng zhèng xú kěadministrative permissionnoun
  • 许可权xú kě quánpower to grant permissionnoun

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