Meaning of 投票
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to vote; to cast a vote
How to use 投票
投票 is used for formal and everyday voting, from national elections to a class choosing a leader. It often appears with 给 (gěi) or 支持 to say who you vote for. Example: 我们投票决定去哪儿吃饭。(Wǒmen tóupiào juédìng qù nǎr chīfàn.) We voted to decide where to eat.
投 (tóu) means to throw or toss, and 票 (piào) means a ticket or slip of paper, the same 票 you see in 车票 (chēpiào) and 门票 (ménpiào). To vote is to toss your paper slip into the ballot box.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 投票他 to mean "vote for him," but the natural pattern is 投他一票 (tóu tā yī piào) or 给他投票 (gěi tā tóupiào). Also keep 投 in the second tone, not the fourth tone of 透 (tòu).
投票 in example sentences
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投 tóu · to throw · 7 strokes
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票 piào · ticket · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 投票.
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp |
| 票价 | piàojià | ticket price; fare; admission fee |
| 投资 | tóuzī | investment; to invest |
| 投入 | tóurù | to throw into; to put into |
| 投诉 | tóusù | to lodge a complaint |
| 发票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4]) |
| 彩票 | cǎipiào | lottery ticket |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) |
| 退票 | tuìpiào | to bounce (a check); to return a ticket |
Questions about 投票
What does 投票 mean?
投票 (tóupiào) means "to vote; to cast a vote".
How do you write 投票?
投票 is made of 2 characters: 投 (7 strokes), 票 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 投票 an HSK word?
Yes. 投票 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 投票 be split apart?
Yes. It is a verb plus object, so you can insert words between the parts, as in 投了一票 (tóu le yī piào) "cast one vote" or 投反对票 (tóu fǎnduì piào) "vote against."
What is the difference between 投票 and 选举?
投票 (tóupiào) is the act of casting a vote on anything. 选举 (xuǎnjǔ) means an election, the formal process of choosing people for office, which usually involves 投票.