唱票 (chàng piào) — to call out names of candidates on ballots whil… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal procedure term: an election worker reads each ballot aloud while tallying votes. Heard in official voting contexts, not everyday speech.

verb

to call out names of candidates on ballots while tallying votes

Examples

，唱票。
Xuǎn jǔ jié shù hòu, gōng zuò rén yuán kāi shǐ chàng piào.
After the election, the staff began to call out the votes.
，。
Tā chàng le sān cì piào, jié guǒ dōu shì yí yàng de.
He counted the ballots three times, and the results were the same each time.
，唱票。
Dà jiā ān jìng, xiàn zài yóu wǒ lái chàng piào.
Everyone quiet down — I'll now call out the votes.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

唱chàngcall out

唱 means call out and 票 means ballots, so together it describes calling out ballot names while counting.

Characters in this word

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

口昌唱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昌

昌chāng唱chàng

Same sound today

The 口 part points to the mouth, while 昌 shows how the character is pronounced.

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.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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