tóu piào
voter
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我参加了这次的投票。
wǒ cānjiāle zhè cì de tóu piào.
I participated in this vote.
投票结果将在明天公布。
tóu piào jiéguǒ jiāng zài míngtiān gōngbù.
The voting results will be announced tomorrow.
他呼吁人们积极投票。
tā hūyù rénmen jījí tóu piào.
He called on people to vote actively.
选举 (xuǎnjǔ)
election
表决 (biǎojué)
vote
弃权 (qìquán)
abstain
反对 (fǎnduì)
oppose
The Chinese word 投票 (toupiao) for "voting" is a compound of two characters: 投 (tou), meaning "to cast" or "to throw," and 票 (piao), meaning "a ballot" or "a ticket." The character 投 originally depicted a hand holding a small object, representing the act of throwing or casting something. Over time, its meaning expanded to include the idea of casting a vote. The character 票, on the other hand, originally represented a piece of bamboo or wood that was used as a tally or a token. In ancient China, these tallies were used for various purposes, including voting. When combined, the characters 投 and 票 form the word 投票, which specifically refers to the act of casting a ballot in an election or a vote.
