入场券 rùchǎngquàn admission ticket
admission ticket; (figuratively) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field
How to remember 入场券: 入 enter + 场 measure word for games and performances + 券 bond = admission ticket.
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How it is used
- Literally an 'admission ticket', but very often figurative: the qualification/pass that lets you into a higher arena.
- 取得决赛的入场券 (qǔdé juésài de rùchǎngquàn) to earn a ticket to the finals - 学历只是一张入场券 (a diploma is just an entry ticket, not a guarantee).