bǔ piàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc / to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-179ea8c4fece1921. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

補票 补票 [bu3 piao4] /to buy or upgrade a ticket after boarding a train, boat etc/to buy a ticket for a show after having sat down in the theater/

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Other forms in these source records: 補票

  • 补
    bǔ

    to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement

  • 票
    piào

    ticket / ballot / banknote / CL:張|张[zhāng] / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.