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piào
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English Definitionticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; measure word for groups, batches, business transactions
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Pinyinpiào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄆㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)piu3
Part of Speech(名) noun, (量) measure word
Measure Words
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Part of language/activities/travel
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3,7

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Words With Same Head Word    
票价piàojiàticket price; fare; admission fee
票房piàofángbox office
票据piàojùnegotiable instrument (draft, note etc); voucher; receipt
票子piàozitessera
票贩子piàofàn ziticket scalper
Words With Same Tail Word    
门票ménpiàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
邮票yóupiào(postage) stamp
发票fāpiàoinvoice; receipt or bill for purchase
投票tóupiàoto vote; vote
机票jīpiàoair ticket; passenger ticket
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