Definition
查票 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to check tickets'. It can be split: you can insert a number or measure word between 查 and 票, e.g., 查一次票 ('check the tickets once'). The ticket-taker or inspector is the subject of this verb. You'll hear it on trains, at cinemas, or at event entrances.
v.o.
to check tickets (on trains, at shows, etc.)
Examples
- 查票。Chéngwùyuán zhèngzài chá.The conductor is checking tickets.
- ，。Wǒmen shàng le huǒchē yǐhòu, lièchēyuán chá le yí cì piào.After we got on the train, the attendant checked the tickets once.
- ，查票。Jìnrù diànyǐngyuàn zhīqián, gōngzuò rényuán yào xiān chá.Before entering the cinema, the staff need to check the tickets first.
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