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票贩子

piào fàn zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ticket scalper
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.

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Original source entry:

票販子 票贩子 [piao4 fan4 zi5] /ticket scalper/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 票販子

  • 票
    piào

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

  • 贩
    fàn

    to deal in / to buy and sell / to trade in / to retail / to peddle

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.