发票 meaning in English
invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4])
Meaning of 发票
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- invoice; receipt; bill
- uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4])
How to use 发票
发票 is the official invoice or receipt you get after paying, often needed for business expense claims. In China people commonly ask for one at restaurants, hotels and taxis. Example: 服务员，请给我开一张发票。(Fúwùyuán, qǐng gěi wǒ kāi yì zhāng fāpiào.) Waiter, please give me an invoice.
发 (fā) means to send out or issue, and 票 (piào) is a slip of paper, like in 车票 (chēpiào). A 发票 is the paper slip a shop issues to you when you pay.
Common mistake: Learners often say 要一个发票 or 拿发票 when asking a shop to write one, but the natural verb is 开 (kāi), as in 开发票, and the measure word is 张 (zhāng). Also keep 票 in the fourth tone, piào, not piāo.
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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票 piào · ticket · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 发票.
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | development; growth |
| 发出 | fāchū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 沙发 | shāfā | (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish |
Questions about 发票
What does 发票 mean?
发票 (fāpiào) means "invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4])" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 发票?
发票 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 票 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 发票 an HSK word?
Yes. 发票 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 发票 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 发票 is written 發票.
What is the difference between 发票 and 收据?
发票 is an official, tax-registered invoice that companies accept for reimbursement. 收据 (shōujù) is a simple receipt showing you paid, without official tax status.
Do I need my company name on a 发票?
If you want to claim the expense, yes. The cashier will usually ask for the 抬头 (táitóu), the name of the person or company to put on the invoice, and often a tax number for companies.