cǎi piào
lottery ticket; raffle ticket
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我买了一张彩票，希望中奖。
wǒ mǎi le yī zhāng cǎi piào, xī wàng zhòng jiǎng.
I bought a lottery ticket, hoping to win a prize.
彩票的奖金很高，很多人都在买。
cǎi piào de jiǎng jīn hěn gāo, hěn duō rén dōu zài mǎi.
The lottery prize is very high, so many people are buying it.
彩票是国家发行的，所以很正规。
cǎi piào shì guó jiā fā xíng de, suǒ yǐ hěn zhèng guī.
The lottery is issued by the state, so it is very formal.
彩券 (cǎiquàn)
lottery ticket
乐透 (lètou)
lottery
奖券 (jiǎngquàn)
lottery ticket
彩券 (cǎiquàn)
lottery ticket
The Chinese word 彩票 (cǎipiào) for "lottery" is a compound of two characters: 彩 (cǎi) and 票 (piào). The character 彩 originally meant "colorful" or "auspicious," and was often used in ancient China to refer to things that were considered lucky or desirable. The character 票 originally meant "a tally" or "a token," and was used to represent something that could be exchanged for goods or services. Over time, the two characters came to be combined to form the word 彩票, which specifically refers to a lottery ticket. The term 彩票 is used in both mainland China and Taiwan, and is the standard way to refer to lottery tickets in Chinese.
