Chinese word

区号

Pronunciation

Pinyinqū hào

Meaning

  • nounarea code

Example

打电话前要加上区号。dǎ diàn huà qián yào jiā shàng qū hào

You need to add the area code before making a call.

Illustration for 区号 (area code)

More examples

输入区号后再拨号码，就能接通外地电话。shū rù qū hào hòu zài bō hào mǎ jiù néng jiē tōng wài dì diàn huà

Enter the area code, then dial the number to make an out-of-town call.

Core concept

The geographic part of a telephone number that points a call toward a particular region.

Common phrases

  • 输入区号shū rù qū hào

    input the area code

  • 拨打区号bō dǎ qū hào

    dial the area code

  • 本地区号běn dì qū hào

    local area code

Similar words

电话区号diàn huà qū hào: The regional prefix placed at the beginning of a phone number.
国际区号guó jì qū hào: The number prefix that identifies a country when calling from abroad.
座机号码zuò jī hào mǎ: A phone number assigned to a landline or office telephone.
电话号码diàn huà hào mǎ: A series of digits assigned to a phone line or device for reaching someone.

Definition in Chinese

电话中附在电话号码前，用以标明该号码归属地的数字代码。diàn huà zhōng fù zài diàn huà hào mǎ qián yòng yǐ biāo míng gāi hào mǎ guī shǔ dì de shù zì dài mǎ

Word origin

区号 (qūhào, "area code") combines 区 (qū, "area") with 号 (hào, "number"), linking a place with its identifying number.

Usage tips

  • From outside China, +86 replaces the domestic 0 before a landline area code, so Beijing 010 becomes +86 10 in an international number.

Related words

  • 区号表qū hào biǎoarea code listnoun

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