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入场券 (rù chǎng quàn) — admission ticket

Definition

入场券 literally 'entry-voucher-ticket' — a more formal synonym of 门票, used for performances, events, and matches. 门票 is the everyday default for any venue.

noun
admission ticket
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 入场券。
    Wǒ méi yǒu zhè chǎng diàn yǐng de rù chǎng quàn.
    I don't have a ticket for this movie.
  • 入场券。
    Qǐng zài wǎng shàng mǎi yì zhāng rù chǎng quàn.
    Please buy a ticket online.
  • 入场券。
    Zhè zhāng rù chǎng quàn kě yǐ jìn liǎng gè rén.
    This ticket allows two people to enter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

入场enter a venue
入rùenter场chǎngvenue
动宾Verb + object
券quànticket

入场 (enter a venue) + 券 (ticket): a ticket for entering a place.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

Open 场 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠔉
𠔉𠔉券quàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

券 combines 𠔉 for the sound with 刀 (knife), because ancient contracts were cut in half.

Open 券 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Miscellaneous Objects

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