计票 (jì piào) — to count votes, to tally ballots

Definition

A compound verb (离合词) meaning 'count votes / tally ballots', used in elections and votes. It splits with inserted objects: 计了一整天的票.

verb

to count votesto tally ballots

计票。
Zhè cì xuǎn jǔ de jì piào gōng zuò fēi cháng yán gé.
The vote-counting work for this election is very strict.
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Gōng zuò rén yuán jì le yì zhěng tiān de piào.
The staff counted votes for a whole day.
计票。
jì piào Jié guǒ hěn kuài jiù huì gōng bù.
The vote-counting results will be announced soon.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

计票 puts 计, counting, and 票, ballots, together to mean tallying votes.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

言十計

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical 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.

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