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发票 (fā piào) — invoice (official tax receipt); receipt for a purchase (formal)

Definition

发票 (fāpiào) is a formal tax invoice issued by a business — used for reimbursement and tax records. Unlike 收据 (a plain payment receipt), it carries an official tax number and has legal/tax value.

noun
invoice (official tax receipt)receipt for a purchase (formal)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • ，。
    Qǐng xiān fù kuǎn, rán hòu wǒ men gěi nín kāi fā piào.
    Please pay first, then we will issue an invoice for you.
  • 发票。
    Zhè zhāng fā piào de jīn é hé shí jì zhī fù bù yí yàng.
    The amount on this invoice doesn't match what was actually paid.
  • 发票。
    Chū chāi huí lái jì de ná fā piào bào xiāo.
    Don't forget to take the invoice for reimbursement when you return from a business trip.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fāissue
票piàoticket

发 means issue and 票 means ticket or slip, together naming an issued receipt.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 𢍱𢍱𢍱to rise high

票 combines 火 (fire) and 𢍱 (to rise high), originally representing sparks rising up.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 5Business & Commerce

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