投票 tóupiào to vote
to vote; vote
How to remember 投票: 投 to pitch + 票 ticket = to vote.
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How it is used
- To vote / cast a ballot: 投票选举 (tóupiào xuǎnjǔ) to vote in an election, 投一票 (to cast a vote).
- Verb-object (can split: 投了票).
- Compare 选举 (xuǎnjǔ, the election process); 投票 is the act of voting itself.
Example sentences
- 汤姆投票弃权。 Tāngmǔ tóupiào qìquán.Tom abstained from voting.