彩票

• 拼音: cǎi piào
• 汉字拆解: 彩 (colorful, prize) + 票 (ticket)

含义

Lottery ticket.

Refers to all forms of lottery tickets in China, including sports lottery and welfare lottery. Buying 彩票 is a popular form of gambling-adjacent entertainment in China.

例句

1. 他每周都会花几十块钱买彩票。
2. 中彩票大奖的概率非常低，几乎是不可能的。
3. 彩票站门口总是排着长队。

用法指南

语境: everyday, entertainment, gambling

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你买彩票了吗？(Did you buy a lottery ticket?)
• 听说有人中了彩票大奖。(I heard someone won the lottery jackpot.)

错误说法

• 把买彩票当作赚钱的方式推荐给别人——中奖概率极低 (Don't recommend buying lottery tickets as a way to make money — the odds of winning are extremely low)

起源与历史

Compound of 彩 (colorful/prize) + 票 (ticket), meaning 'prize ticket.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal