n.
entrance ticket; admission ticket
门票
entrance ticket; admission ticket
Admission ticket or entrance pass (门 gate + 票 ticket); counted with 张 (zhāng). Required for scenic spots, parks, and museums.
Common Usage & Traps
- 买门票 — buy an admission ticket
- 门票多少钱 — how much is the admission ticket
- 一张门票 — one admission ticket
- 门票太贵 — the admission ticket is too expensive
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火车门票火车票门票 is only for entering a place. Trains, planes and buses just use 票.
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一个门票一张门票个 is the lazy default. Flat things like tickets, paper and tables take 张.
When do you say 门票 instead of just 票?
门票 is admission only — the ticket that gets you through a gate.
票 is the general word for any ticket you carry. 门票 narrows it down to the ticket that gets you past a gate. Think of 门 as the gate itself, so 门票 is literally your key to walk in. A train ticket, plane ticket or cinema ticket is plain 票. Say 门票 for a museum and people hear admission; say it for a train and it sounds like you pay to enter the station.
“游客想去喝茶，还要买门票。” (Tourists who want to drink tea even have to buy a ticket.)
“游客想去喝茶，还要买门票。” (Tourists who want to drink tea even have to buy a ticket.)
| Dimension | Natural | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | 门票 = entering a place | 票 = any ticket at all |
| Typical spot | Teahouse, museum, park | Train, plane, cinema |
| Street example | 买门票进去喝茶 | 买张票去上海 |
Do you say 一个门票 or 一张门票?
门票 takes 张, never 个 — it is a flat piece of paper.
张 is the measure word for flat, sheet-like things, such as paper, tables, photos and tickets. 个 is the lazy catch-all, and learners lean on it until it starts sounding wrong. Native speakers all say 一张门票 without thinking. You also hear it in 两张门票 and 这张门票多少钱.
| Dimension | Natural | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Measure word | 一张门票 | 一个门票 |
| Why | 张 covers flat sheets and tickets | 个 is the vague default, sounds off here |
| Also works | 两张门票, 这张门票 | × |
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- Scene #1
游客想去喝茶，还要买 门票 。
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