Definition
保票 literally means 'guarantee certificate', but in everyday Chinese it is almost always used in the fixed verb-object phrase 打保票 (dǎ bǎo piào), meaning 'to guarantee' or 'to vouch for something'. You can think of it as 'to give a guarantee' — it's not a physical document but a figurative promise. The noun alone is rarely used outside this pattern, so focus on mastering 打保票.
n.
(in 打保票) to guaranteeto vouch for
Examples
- 保票。Tā dǎ le bǎo piào shuō yí dìng néng wán chéng.He gave a guarantee that he could definitely finish it.
- 保票。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ kě bù gǎn dǎ bǎo piào.I wouldn't dare guarantee this matter.
- 保票,。Méi yǒu bǎo piào de shì qing, yào xiǎo xīn.There's no guarantee for things like that, so be careful.
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