Chinese word

取号机

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ hào jī

Meaning

  • nounqueue ticket machine

Example

去银行时请先在取号机取号。qù yín háng shí qǐng xiān zài qǔ hào jī qǔ hào

When you go to the bank, please get a number from the queue ticket machine first.

Illustration for 取号机 (queue ticket machine)

More examples

去医院看病时，先在取号机取号，再到候诊区等候。qù yī yuàn kàn bìng shí xiān zài qǔ hào jī qǔ hào zài dào hòu zhěn qū děng hòu

When you go to the hospital for medical care, first get a number from the queue ticket machine, then wait in the waiting area.

Core concept

A self-service station that converts a visitor's arrival into a number used to manage the order at a counter.

Common phrases

  • 在取号机取号zài qǔ hào jī qǔ hào

    get a number from the queue ticket machine

  • 到取号机前等候dào qǔ hào jī qián děng hòu

    wait in front of the queue ticket machine

  • 取号机显示号码qǔ hào jī xiǎn shì hào mǎ

    the queue ticket machine displays a number

Similar words

叫号机jiào hào jī: A machine that shows or announces which number should be served next.
自动取号机zì dòng qǔ hào jī: An automatic machine that issues queue tickets so visitors can take a number themselves.
自助服务机zì zhù fú wù jī: A screen-operated terminal for getting tickets or completing service procedures.

Definition in Chinese

在银行、医院等服务窗口用于发放办理序号并通过显示屏或语音按序呼叫的设备，供办事人领取号码后等待叫号办理。zài yín háng yī yuàn děng fú wù chuāng kǒu yòng yú fā fàng bàn lǐ xù hào bìng tōng guò xiǎn shì píng huò yǔ yīn àn xù hū jiào de shè bèi gōng bàn shì rén líng qǔ hào mǎ hòu děng dài jiào hào bàn lǐ

Word origin

取号机 (qǔhàojī, "queue ticket machine") is formed from 取 (qǔ, "obtain") + 号 (hào, "number") + 机 (jī, "machine"), so the compound names a machine for obtaining a service number.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful on signs and in spoken directions because it identifies the device, not the waiting area or the service counter.

Other meanings

  • number dispensernoun
  • ticket dispensernoun

Opposites

  • 人工窗口rén gōng chuāng kǒuhuman-staffed service windownoun

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