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票

piào · piao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure word: 张 zhāng

Meaning

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  1. ticket
  2. ballot
  3. banknote
  4. person held for ransom
  5. amateur performance of Chinese opera
  6. classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)两张(liǎngzhāng)电影票(diànyǐngpiào)！

    I bought two movie tickets!

  2. Liangliang

    几点(jǐdiǎn)的(de)？给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)票(piào)。

    What time? Let me see the ticket.

  3. Dengdeng

    晚上(wǎnshang)七点(qīdiǎn)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    Seven in the evening. Look.

  4. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这张(zhèzhāng)票(piào)上(shàng)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)昨天(zuótiān)。

    Dengdeng, this ticket says yesterday.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)再(zài)买(mǎi)两张(liǎngzhāng)票(piào)吧(ba)，这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)看(kàn)日期(rìqī)！

    Huh? Then let's buy two more tickets. This time I'll check the date!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

咱(zán)们(men)的(de)票(piào)是(shì)得(děi)提(tí)前(qián)一(yì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)去(qù)取(qǔ)得(děi)。

We have to be there an hour in advance to get our tickets.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)拿(ná)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)给(gěi)他(tā)的(de)音(yīn)乐(yuè)会(huì)票(piào)。

Tom took the concert ticket Mary offered him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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