How to say “receipt” in Chinese
receipt, invoice
“Receipt” in Chinese is 发票, fā piào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发票 is read fā piào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “发票”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发票. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请给我开一张发票qǐnggěiwǒkāiyìzhāngfāpiàoPlease write me a receipt.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “receipt” in Chinese?
“Receipt” in Chinese is 发票, pinyin fāpiào.
What does 发票 mean?
发票 (fāpiào) means “receipt, invoice”.
How do you write 发票?
发票 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 票 (piào) — ticket. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发票?
发票 is read fāpiào. Tones: fā — first tone, piào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“receipt” in the lesson “In stock?”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” 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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