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退票 (tuì piào) — to return a ticket and get a refund; (of a check) to bounce, to be returned unpaid

Definition

Verb meaning to return a ticket for a refund, and also used for a check that bounces. 退 is 'return/cancel'; 票 is the ticket or draft document, so the same word covers both senses.

verb
to return a ticket and get a refund(of a check) to bounceto be returned unpaid

Examples

  • 退票。
    Wǒ zài chē zhàn tuì piào.
    I returned my ticket at the station.
  • 。
    Wǒ tuì le liǎng zhāng piào.
    I got refunds for two tickets.
  • 退票。
    Zhè zhāng zhī piào tuì piào le.
    This check bounced.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

退tuìreturn
票piàoticket

退 gives returning and 票 gives ticket, together meaning to return a ticket.

Characters in this word

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

  • 皀皀jífood vessel
  • 夊夊suīdownward foot

退 originally showed 皀, a food vessel, with 夊, a downward foot, for leaving the table after eating. In modern 退, the vessel part 皀 changed into an unrelated shape.

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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.

Open 票 →
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