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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[piào]
  1. 1. noun [作凭证] ticket
  2. 2. noun [指钞票] note (英)
  3. 3. noun [指钞票] bill (美)
  4. 4. noun [指戏曲] amateur performance

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[piào]
  1. 1. noun ticket
  2. 2. noun ballot
    一致通过
    passed by unanimous vote
  3. 3. noun bank note; bill
    notes of small denominations; change
  4. 4. noun a person held for ransom by kidnappers; hostage
    ransom a kidnapped person
  5. 5. noun amateur performance (of Beijing opera, etc.)
    玩儿
    play a role in Beijing opera as an amateur
  6. 6. measure word [Dialect]
    a shipment of goods
    买卖
    a business transaction

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[piào]
  1. 1. 作为凭证的纸片
    据。
  2. 2. 纸币
  3. 3. 指被匪徒绑架用以勒索钱财的人质
  4. 4. 友演戏
    了一出《空城计》。

Examples

音乐会的都已经分完了。
The tickets for the concert have all been distributed.
不到一个钟头就卖得精光。
All the tickets sold out in an hour.
谁没有,问他要。
Anyone without a ticket can ask him for one.
我有两张明晚芭蕾舞剧的,给你一张。
I have two ballet tickets for tomorrow evening. You can have one.
电影院的座位已爆满,而还剩许多,看来又有人漏了。
Every seat in the theater is taken, but many tickets remain unsold. Lots of people must have snuck through without paying.
在始发站上肯定能买到有座的
One can definitely get seat tickets at the departure station.
剧场门外的水牌上刚写出梅兰芳的演出预告,就被抢购一空了。
The moment the announcement of Mei Lanfang's performance was written on the billboard outside the theater, tickets sold out in a rush.
演唱会就要开始了,观众们拿着在等待以次入场。
The concert is going to begin, the audience are waiting to enter with their tickets.
这张演出能让给我吗?
Can the ticket for the performance be transferred to me?

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