Chinese word

通行证

Pronunciation

Pinyintōng xíng zhèng

Meaning

  • nounpass

Example

请出示你的通行证。qǐng chū shì nǐ de tōng xíng zhèng

Please show your pass.

Illustration for 通行证 (pass)

More examples

你可以去公安局办理通行证。nǐ ké yǐ qù gōng ān jú bàn lǐ tōng xíng zhèng

You can go to the Public Security Bureau to apply for a pass.

Core concept

Proof carried or displayed at a checkpoint to show that passage has been authorized.

Common phrases

  • 办理通行证bàn lǐ tōng xíng zhèng

    apply for a pass

  • 检查通行证jiǎn chá tōng xíng zhèng

    check a pass

  • 过期通行证guò qī tōng xíng zhèng

    expired pass

Similar words

证件zhèng jiàn: A document or card used to show who someone is or what they are qualified to do.
许可证xú kě zhèng: A formal permit for carrying out a particular activity or using something.
出入证chū rù zhèng: A pass issued for going into and out of a particular building or area.
门禁卡mén jìn kǎ: An electronic access card for entering a building or room.

Definition in Chinese

在检查点或出入口用于证明持有人获准通行或进入的凭证，通常由有关单位签发或盖章，可为纸质、卡片或电子显示，用于在查验时出示。zài jiǎn chá diǎn huò chū rù kǒu yòng yú zhèng míng chí yǒu rén huò zhǔn tōng xíng huò jìn rù de píng zhèng tōng cháng yóu yǒu guān dān wèi qiān fā huò gài zhāng kě wèi zhǐ zhì kǎ piàn huò diàn zi xiǎn shì yòng yú zài chá yàn shí chū shì

Word origin

The word combines 通 (tōng, "pass through") + 行 (xíng, "go") with 证 (zhèng, "proof"), joining movement with evidence of permission.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect pass to describe several kinds of access, but this Chinese noun is especially useful in formal checkpoint and entrance instructions.

Other meanings

  • permitnoun
  • admission passnoun

Opposites

  • 通行禁止tōng xíng jìn zhǐno passagenoun

Related words

  • 临时通行证lín shí tōng xíng zhèngtemporary passnoun

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