支票

zhīpiào

noun HSK 7-9 #2,024

Measure Word

一张支票 zhāng

Meanings

1 check (bank)
2 cheque

Characters

to pay; to draw (money)

ticket; bill; note

Examples

他给我开了一张支票。

Tā gěi wǒ kāi le yīzhāng zhīpiào.

He wrote me a check.

这张支票可以去银行兑换现金。

Zhè zhāng zhīpiào kěyǐ qù yínháng duìhuàn xiànjīn.

This check can be cashed at a bank.

Tips

memory

支 (to pay out) + 票 (note/slip) = a payment note, i.e., a check.

Stroke Order

支 zhī

票 piào