standing ticket; standing-room-only ticket
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
standing ticket; standing-room-only ticket (sold for trains, theaters, etc.)
Commonly refers to unreserved tickets on trains (formally called 无座票) or standing admission at concerts and theaters. Usually cheaper than seated tickets. The colloquial phrase 打站票 means to buy or obtain a standing ticket.
Tā他
zhǐ只
mǎi买
dào到
le了
zhàn站
piào票
，
yī一
lù路
shàng上
zhàn站
le了
sān三
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
He only managed to buy a standing ticket and stood for three hours throughout the journey.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
huǒ火
chē车
piào票
jǐn紧
zhāng张
，
hěn很
duō多
lǚ旅
kè客
zhǐ只
néng能
mǎi买
zhàn站
piào票
huí回
jiā家
。
Train tickets are tight during the Spring Festival period, so many travelers can only buy standing tickets to go home.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
de的
zuò坐
piào票
yǐ已
shòu售
qìng罄
，
mù目
qián前
zhǐ只
yǒu有
zhàn站
piào票
chū出
shòu售
。
Seated tickets for this concert are already sold out; currently only standing tickets are available for sale.
Zhàn站
piào票
chéng乘
kè客
qǐng请
wǎng往
chē车
xiāng厢
zhōng中
bù部
zǒu走
，
bù不
yào要
dǔ堵
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
。
Standing-ticket passengers please move toward the middle of the carriage and do not block the entrance.