Meaning of 彩票
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- lottery ticket
How to use 彩票
彩票 is the everyday word for a lottery ticket, and it often appears with the verb 买 (mǎi, to buy) or 中 (zhòng, to win). Example: 他买彩票中了一百万。(Tā mǎi cǎipiào zhòngle yìbǎi wàn.) He bought a lottery ticket and won a million.
彩 (cǎi) means colorful or a prize, and 票 (piào) means ticket. A lottery ticket is a ticket that might bring you a colorful prize.
Common mistake: Learners often say 赢彩票 for winning the lottery, but Chinese uses 中彩票 (zhòng cǎipiào), with 中 in the fourth tone, not the first. Also, 票 is fourth tone piào, so do not confuse it with 漂 (piāo or piào) in 漂亮.
彩票 in example sentences
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彩 cǎi · color · 11 strokes
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票 piào · ticket · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 彩票.
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 精彩 | jīngcǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp |
| 彩色 | cǎisè | color; multicolored |
| 票价 | piàojià | ticket price; fare; admission fee |
| 色彩 | sècǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character |
| 发票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4]) |
| 投票 | tóupiào | to vote; to cast a vote |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) |
| 退票 | tuìpiào | to bounce (a check); to return a ticket |
Questions about 彩票
What does 彩票 mean?
彩票 (cǎipiào) means "lottery ticket" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 彩票?
彩票 is made of 2 characters: 彩 (11 strokes), 票 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 彩票 an HSK word?
Yes. 彩票 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the measure word for 彩票?
Use 张 (zhāng), as in 一张彩票 (yì zhāng cǎipiào), one lottery ticket. This is the same measure word used for other paper tickets like 车票 and 门票.
How do you say 'win the lottery' in Chinese?
Say 中彩票 (zhòng cǎipiào) or 中奖 (zhòngjiǎng), which means to win a prize. For a big jackpot, people often say 中大奖 (zhòng dà jiǎng).