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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