检票 jiǎnpiào to inspect a ticket
to inspect a ticket; to examine a ballot
How to remember 检票: 检 inspect + 票 ticket = to inspect a ticket.
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How it is used
- The act of a staff member checking your ticket at a gate - 上车前要检票 (shàng chē qián yào jiǎnpiào) they check tickets before boarding.
- Verb-object, so it splits: 检了票 (jiǎn le piào) checked the ticket. The 检票口 (jiǎnpiàokǒu) is the ticket gate at stations and airports.
- It's the inspection, not the buying - 买票 (mǎi piào) is to purchase, 检票 is the staff verifying it.
Example sentences
- 上车前要先检票。 Shàng chē qián yào xiān jiǎnpiào.Tickets are checked before boarding.