Meaning of 车票
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- ticket for a bus or train
How to use 车票
车票 is the everyday word for a bus or train ticket, and it often pairs with verbs like 买 (mǎi, buy) and 检 (jiǎn, check). Example: 我买了两张车票。(Wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhāng chēpiào.) I bought two tickets.
车 (chē) means vehicle and 票 (piào) means ticket, so 车票 is simply a vehicle ticket. Picture handing a small paper slip to the driver before you 上车 (shàng chē), get on.
Common mistake: Learners often use the measure word 个 (gè) with 车票, but the natural choice is 张 (zhāng), as in 一张车票, because tickets are flat pieces of paper. Also keep 票 (piào) in the fourth tone and do not confuse it with 漂 (piāo or piào), which has the water radical.
车票 in example sentences
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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票 piào · ticket · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 车票.
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car |
Questions about 车票
What does 车票 mean?
车票 (chēpiào) means "ticket for a bus or train" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 车票?
车票 is made of 2 characters: 车 (4 strokes), 票 (11 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 车票 an HSK word?
Yes. 车票 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 车票 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 车票 is written 車票.
Can I use 车票 for a plane ticket?
No. A plane ticket is 机票 (jīpiào). 车票 is for buses and trains, and you can say 火车票 (huǒchē piào) to specify a train ticket.
How do I ask where to buy a ticket?
You can say 在哪儿买车票？(Zài nǎr mǎi chēpiào?) Where do I buy a ticket? At a station, the ticket office is called 售票处 (shòupiào chù).