How to say “lottery ticket” in Chinese

彩票
cǎipiào

lottery ticket

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Sports and leisure”

“Lottery ticket” in Chinese is 彩票, cǎi piào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

彩票 is read cǎi piào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

cǎi — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
piào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

彩
cǎi — color, paints; bright

On the left, 采 cǎi hints at the sound; on the right, 彡 — “pattern”.

票
piào — ticket

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “彩票”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 彩票. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他每个星期都买两张彩票。tāměigexīngqīdōumǎiliǎngzhāngcǎipiàoEvery week he buys two lottery tickets.
  • 他买的彩票中了五百万。tāmǎidecǎipiàozhònglewǔbǎiwànHis lottery ticket won five million.
  • 我买的彩票中奖了wǒmǎidecǎipiàozhòngjiǎngleMy lottery ticket won!

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “lottery ticket” in Chinese?

“Lottery ticket” in Chinese is 彩票, pinyin cǎipiào.

What does 彩票 mean?

彩票 (cǎipiào) means “lottery ticket”.

How do you write 彩票?

彩票 is 2 characters: 彩 (cǎi) — color, paints; bright; 票 (piào) — ticket. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 彩票?

彩票 is read cǎipiào. Tones: cǎi — third tone, piào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“lottery ticket” in the lesson “Luck and hobbies: the lottery, fishing, collections”

This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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