发票

发票 fāpiào

Receipt (bill)

发票 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體 發票 fapiao

What 发票 means

  1. Receipt (bill)

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Character by character

发票 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

发
fā
Send (produce - express - hair)
票
piào
Ticket (note - bill)

How to write 发票

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发票 in a sentence

请给我一张发票。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng fāpiào.
Please give me a receipt.
报销需要发票。
Bàoxiāo xūyào fāpiào.
You need an invoice to claim expenses.

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Questions about 发票

What does 发票 mean in English?

发票 is pronounced fāpiào and means Receipt (bill).

How do you pronounce 发票?

发票 is fāpiào in pinyin — written fapiao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 发票?

发票 is written with 2 characters: 发 (fā) Send (produce - express - hair), 票 (piào) Ticket (note - bill). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 发票 written in traditional Chinese?

發票. The simplified form 发票 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 發票 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fāpiào.

Is 发票 an HSK word?

Yes — 发票 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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