Chinese word

退票费

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì piào fèi

Meaning

  • nouncancellation fee

Example

我要退票，退票费多少钱？wǒ yào tuì piào tuì piào fèi duō shǎo qián

I want to cancel my ticket. How much is the cancellation fee?

Illustration for 退票费 (cancellation fee)

More examples

我在网上申请退票，但系统显示需要先支付退票费。wǒ zài wǎng shàng shēn qǐng tuì piào dàn xì tǒng xiǎn shì xū yào xiān zhī fù tuì piào fèi

I applied for a ticket refund online, but the system showed that I had to pay the cancellation fee first.

Core concept

A charge attached to undoing a ticket purchase and receiving money back.

Common phrases

  • 退票要收退票费tuì piào yào shōu tuì piào fèi

    cancellation fee for a ticket refund

  • 申请退票并支付退票费shēn qǐng tuì piào bìng zhī fù tuì piào fèi

    applying for a ticket refund and paying the cancellation fee

Similar words

手续费shǒu xù fèi: A charge for carrying out a service or procedure.
改签费gǎi qiān fèi: A charge for changing the date, time, or seat on a ticket.
退票tuì piào: The act of returning a ticket and asking for the money back.

Definition in Chinese

退票费是办理退票或取消购票时由售票方收取的费用，形式可以是固定金额也可以按票价按比例收取，用以补偿手续费和票务损失。tuì piào fèi shì bàn lǐ tuì piào huò qǔ xiāo gòu piào shí yóu shòu piào fāng shōu qǔ de fèi yòng xíng shì ké yǐ shì gù dìng jīn é yě ké yǐ àn piào jià àn bǐ lì shōu qǔ yòng yǐ bǔ cháng shǒu xù fèi hé piào wù sǔn shī

Word origin

退票费 (tuìpiàofèi, "ticket cancellation fee") combines 退票 (tuìpiào, "return or cancel a ticket") with 费 (fèi, "fee") to name the charge for that process.

Usage tips

  • In a booking conversation, the key detail is whether the fee is fixed or based on the fare, because that changes the final refund.

Other meanings

  • refund processing feenoun

Related words

  • 退票手续费tuì piào shǒu xù fèiticket refund handling feenoun
  • 退票记录tuì piào jì lùticket refund recordnoun

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