How to say “vote” in Chinese

投票
tóupiào

vote

verb · HSK 6 · topic “State and law”

“Vote” in Chinese is 投票, tóu piào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

tóu — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
piào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

投
tóu — throw; invest

On the left, 扌 “hand”: you throw with your hand. The right part is the same as in 设 and 没.

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 “投票”.

Examples

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

  • 每个公民都有投票的权利。měigegōngmíndōuyǒutóupiàodequánlìEvery citizen has the right to vote.

More words from the lesson “Citizens and elections”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “vote” in Chinese?

“Vote” in Chinese is 投票, pinyin tóupiào.

What does 投票 mean?

投票 (tóupiào) means “vote”.

How do you write 投票?

投票 is 2 characters: 投 (tóu) — throw; invest; 票 (piào) — ticket. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 投票?

投票 is read tóupiào. Tones: tóu — second tone, piào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“vote” in the lesson “Citizens and elections”

This word is from the topic “State and law” 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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