发票

發票

fāpiào

noun HSK 4 #13,402

Measure Word

一张发票 zhāng

Meanings

1 invoice; receipt
2 official tax receipt

Characters

to issue; to emit

ticket; bill; note

Examples

请给我开一张发票。

Qǐng gěi wǒ kāi yī zhāng fāpiào.

Please give me an invoice.

这个可以开发票吗？

Zhège kěyǐ kāi fāpiào ma?

Can I get an invoice for this?

Tips

culture

发票 (fāpiào) is an official government tax receipt, not just any receipt. In China, businesses must issue 发票 for tax purposes. Asking for 发票 is very common — it's how the government tracks transactions.

Stroke Order

发 fā

票 piào