月票 (yuè piào) — monthly pass (for public transportation)

Definition

noun

monthly pass (for public transportation)

Measure word · 张

月票。
Yòng yuè piào zuò dì tiě bǐ dān mǎi piào pián yi hěn duō.
Using a monthly pass for the subway is much cheaper than buying single tickets.
月票，。
Zhè ge yuè wǒ de yuè piào dào qī le, xū yào qù chōng zhí.
My monthly pass expired this month, so I need to go top it up.
，月票。
Xiàn zài hěn duō rén yòng shǒu jī zhī fù, mǎi yuè piào yě fāng biàn le.
Now many people use mobile payments, so buying a monthly pass is convenient too.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

A 票 (pass) whose period is a 月 (month).

Characters in this word

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

月 was drawn as a crescent moon, with the curved outline showing the moon’s shape.

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

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