查票 (chá) — to check tickets (on trains, at shows, etc.)

Definition

Verbal phrase: 查 (check/inspect) + 票 (ticket). Used as a verb-object construction to describe the act of inspecting tickets, typically by staff on trains, at cinemas, or venues. Reduplicates or takes a measure word as 查一次票.

verb

to check tickets (on trains, at shows, etc.)

Examples

查票。
Chéng wù yuán zhèng zài chá.
The conductor is checking tickets.
，。
Wǒ men shàng le huǒ chē yǐ hòu, liè chē yuán chá le yí cì piào.
After we got on the train, the attendant checked the tickets once.
，查票。
Jìn rù diàn yǐng yuàn zhī qián, gōng zuò rén yuán yào xiān chá.
Before entering the cinema, the staff need to check the tickets first.

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