机票
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
机票 (jīpiào) · plane ticket
机票 (jīpiào) means “plane ticket”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 票 (ticket). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 机票 is built
The characters
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
票 piào · ticket
What 票 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: Flames 覀 over an altar 示, referring to a Chinese tradition of burning fake money as an offering (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我买好机票了。Wǒ mǎi hǎo jīpiào le.I've bought my plane ticket.
机票多少钱？Jīpiào duōshao qián?How much is the plane ticket?
Questions about 机票
What does 机票 mean?
机票 (jīpiào) means “plane ticket”.
How do you pronounce 机票?
机票 is pronounced jīpiào.
Which HSK level is 机票?
机票 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 司机sījīdriver
- 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
Learn 机票 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.