punch a ticket; check a ticket
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to punch or clip a ticket; to check a ticket
neutralHistorically, conductors would physically punch or clip a hole in paper tickets as proof of inspection before boarding a train or bus. This process is now largely obsolete with electronic ticketing.
Chéng乘
kè客
men们
pái排
duì队
děng等
dài待
jiǎn检
piào票
yuán员
jiǎn剪
piào票
。
The passengers lined up, waiting for the conductor to punch their tickets.
Qǐng请
zài在
shàng上
chē车
qián前
jiǎn剪
piào票
。
Please have your ticket punched before boarding.
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Guò过
qù去
de的
huǒ火
chē车
piào票
xū需
yào要
rén人
gōng工
jiǎn剪
piào票
。
In the past, train tickets needed to be manually punched.
Jiǎn剪
piào票
kǒu口
zài在
nà那
biān边
。
The ticket inspection gate is over there.