How to say “plane ticket” in Chinese

机票
jīpiào

plane ticket

noun · HSK 2 · topic “Things, colors, food”

“Plane ticket” in Chinese is 机票, jī piào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

jī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
piào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

机
jī — machine, device

On the left, 木 “wood”.

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 “机票”.

Examples

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

  • 我还没买机票wǒháiméimǎijīpiàoI haven’t bought my plane ticket yet.
  • 机票我已经订好了jīpiàowǒyǐjīngdìnghǎoleI've already booked the plane tickets.
  • 机票和旅馆我都提前订好了jīpiàohélǚguǎnwǒdōutíqiándìnghǎoleI booked both the plane tickets and the hotel in advance.

More words from the lesson “Tickets”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “plane ticket” in Chinese?

“Plane ticket” in Chinese is 机票, pinyin jīpiào.

What does 机票 mean?

机票 (jīpiào) means “plane ticket”.

How do you write 机票?

机票 is 2 characters: 机 (jī) — machine, device; 票 (piào) — ticket. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 机票?

机票 is read jīpiào. Tones: jī — first tone, piào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“plane ticket” in the lesson “Tickets”

This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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