ticket scalper; tout
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
ticket scalper; tout; person who resells tickets for illegal profit
derogatoryCarries a strongly negative connotation, referring to illegal profiteering from ticket resales.
Chūn春
yùn运
qī期
jiān间
，
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
fù附
jìn近
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
piào票
fàn贩
zi子
。
During the Spring Festival travel rush, there are many ticket scalpers near the train station.
Bù不
yào要
cóng从
piào票
fàn贩
zi子
shǒu手
lǐ里
mǎi买
gāo高
jià价
piào票
。
Don't buy expensive tickets from scalpers.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
zhuā抓
huò获
le了
yī一
pī批
dǎo倒
mài卖
huǒ火
chē车
piào票
de的
piào票
fàn贩
zi子
。
The police captured a group of ticket scalpers who were reselling train tickets.
Piào票
fàn贩
zi子
bǎ把
piào票
jià价
chǎo炒
de得
bǐ比
yuán原
jià价
gāo高
hǎo好
jǐ几
bèi倍
。
Scalpers have driven ticket prices up several times higher than the original price.