售票

• Pinyin: shòu piào
• Hanzi breakdown: 售 = 口 + 隹 + 买 (completed sale); 票 = 示 + 覀 (originally a tally; receipt; ticket)

Meaning

To sell tickets; ticket selling; ticketing.

Refers to the act or operation of selling admission or transportation tickets. Used in contexts of transport, entertainment, and events. Common in compound forms: 售票处 (ticket office); 售票员 (ticket seller/conductor); 自动售票机 (automated ticket machine).

Examples

1. 随着移动支付技术的普及，传统的人工售票窗口正在被智能自助售票终端和手机应用程序快速取代，大幅压缩了旅客排队候票的时间成本。 With the spread of mobile payment, traditional staffed ticket windows are being rapidly replaced by smart self-service kiosks and mobile apps, greatly reducing the time travelers spend waiting in line for tickets.
2. 演出主办方宣布将采用实名制售票系统，以遏制黄牛票泛滥问题，确保演出门票能够真正流向有意愿的普通观众而非投机倒卖者。 The event organizer announced it will use a real-name ticketing system to curb ticket scalping, ensuring tickets go to ordinary fans who actually want to attend rather than to speculators who resell them.
3. 这条城市轨道交通线路在高峰时段的售票压力极大，站务管理部门已着手研究通过动态票价机制引导乘客错峰出行的可行方案。 This urban rail line faces enormous ticketing pressure during rush hour, and station management has begun studying whether dynamic pricing could encourage passengers to travel at off-peak times.

Usage Guide

Context: transport, entertainment, events, public services

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 高铁站推行电子化售票后，窗口人工服务主要保留给老年人和团体出行人员。(After the high-speed rail station adopted electronic ticketing, manual window service is mainly reserved for elderly passengers and people traveling in groups.)
• 网络平台兴起后，演出行业的售票中间环节大幅压缩，主办方得以直接触达观众。(After online platforms rose, the middle layers of ticketing in the performance industry were greatly reduced, and organizers could reach audiences directly.)

Don't Say

• 售票 for general sales of goods — use 销售 (to sell/market) or 出售 (to sell/put on sale); 售票 is specifically and exclusively about selling tickets for transportation, events, or admission, not general merchandise

Origin & History

售 (to sell — completed sale transaction) + 票 (ticket — 示 spirit/sign + 覀 cover + 示; originally a tally/receipt)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal