票决

票決

piàojué

verb

Meanings

1 to decide by vote
2 to put to a vote
3 to resolve through balloting

Characters

to decide; to determine

Examples

这项议案最终由全体代表票决通过。

Zhè xiàng yì'àn zuìzhōng yóu quántǐ dàibiǎo piàojué tōngguò.

The motion was ultimately passed by a vote of all the delegates.

委员会决定明天票决新主席。

Wěiyuánhuì juédìng míngtiān piàojué xīn zhǔxí.

The committee decided to vote on the new chairman tomorrow.

Tips

register

Formal / institutional. Used in legislative, party, and corporate-governance contexts. Casual 'let's vote on it' is more often 投票决定 (tóupiào juédìng) or just 投票.

grammar

Functions as both a verb (票决议案 'vote on the motion') and a noun-like predicate (交付票决 'submit to a vote'). Often paired with 通过 ('pass'), 否决 ('reject').

Stroke Order

票 piào

决 jué