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检票

jiǎn piào

check tickets

Usage note

检票是进入公共场所时必须进行的一个步骤,比如乘坐火车或地铁。

jiǎn piào shì jìn rù gōng chǎng chǎn dèng shí bù xū yào jìnxíng de yīgè bùduì, rúkě zài chéng zuò huǒ chē huò diàn qì.

Checking tickets is a necessary step when entering public places such as trains or subways.

Context note

检票通常在车站、机场和电影院等地方出现。

jiǎn piào chángtōng zài zhàn chē, jiǔ chéng hé yǐnyuèdiàn děng dìfāng chūxiàn.

Checking tickets usually appears in places like stations, airports, and cinemas.

5 examples

检票员在车站工作。
jiǎn piào yuán zài chē zhàn gōng zuò。
The ticket checker works at the station.
我们去电影院看电影前要检票
wǒ men qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng qián yào jiǎn piào。
We need to check tickets before watching a movie in the cinema.
地铁站的检票口在入口处。
dì tiě zhàn de jiǎn piào kǒu zài rù kǒu chù。
The ticket checking booth for the subway is at the entrance.
检票时请出示您的车票或电影票。
jiǎn piào shí qǐng chū shì nín de chē piào huò diàn yǐng piào。
Please show your train or movie ticket when checking tickets.
忘记检票可能会被罚款。
wàng jì jiǎn piào kě néng huì bèi fá kuǎn。
Forgetting to check tickets might result in a fine.

5 mini stories

小明和妈妈去电影院看电影,他们先在入口处检票
xiǎo míng hé mā ma qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng, tā men xiān zài rù kǒu chù jiǎn piào。
Xiaoming and his mother went to the cinema to watch a movie, they first checked tickets at the entrance.
爸爸带我们去火车站坐火车,检票员检查了我们的车票。
bà bà dài wǒ men qù huǒ chē zhàn zuò huǒ chē, jiǎn piào yuán jiǎn chá le wǒ men de chē piào。
Dad took us to the train station to ride the train, the ticket checker examined our tickets.
姐姐带我去电影院看电影,她先帮我检票
jiě jie dài wǒ qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng, tā xiān bāng wǒ jiǎn piào。
My sister took me to the cinema to watch a movie, she checked my ticket first.
妈妈提醒我不要忘记在地铁站检票
mā ma tí xǐng wǒ bú yào wàng jì zài dì tiě zhàn jiǎn piào。
Mom reminded me not to forget checking tickets at the subway station.
我们去电影院看电影,检票员检查了我们的电影票。
wǒ men qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng, jiǎn piào yuán jiǎn chá le wǒ men de diàn yǐng piào。
We went to the cinema to watch a movie, the ticket checker examined our movie tickets.

Mini dialogue

在电影院

A
电影快开始了,我们去检票吧。
Diànyǐng kuài kāishǐ le, wǒmen qù jiǎn piào ba.
The movie is about to start, let's go check tickets.
B
好的,检票口在那边。
Hǎo de, jiǎn piào kǒu zài nà biān.
Okay, the ticket check is over there.

坐火车

A
上车前需要先检票
Shàng chē qián xūyào xiān jiǎn piào.
You need to check tickets before boarding.
B
我知道,我已经检票了。
Wǒ zhīdào, wǒ yǐjīng jiǎn piào le.
I know, I've already checked my ticket.

Related words and contrasts

similar
验票
yàn piào
verify tickets

Both mean checking tickets, but 验票 is more about verifying validity.

related
买票
mǎi piào
buy tickets

You usually buy tickets before you check them.

related
车票
chē piào
train/bus ticket

A common type of ticket to check.

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