Chinese Conversation · Level 67
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Chinese word
叫号机
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiào hào jī
Meaning
- nounqueue-calling system
Example
门诊大厅的叫号机在叫号。mén zhěn dà tīng de jiào hào jī zài jiào hào
The queue-calling system in the outpatient hall is calling out numbers.
More examples
请在叫号机取号后，坐到候诊区等候。qǐng zài jiào hào jī qǔ hào hòu zuò dào hòu zhěn qū děng hòu
After taking a number from the queue-calling system, please sit in the waiting area and wait.
Core concept
A public-service machine that turns an ordered queue into a visible or spoken call.
Common phrases
门诊叫号机mén zhěn jiào hào jī
outpatient queue-calling system
医院叫号机yī yuàn jiào hào jī
hospital queue-calling system
Similar words
取号机qǔ hào jī: A machine that automatically gives out numbered tickets showing each person's place in line.
叫号器jiào hào qì: A device that calls queue numbers through a screen or speaker to signal who should be served.
Definition in Chinese
一种在医院、银行等场所按顺序显示或播放号码，提醒顾客或病人轮到谁的设备。yì zhǒng zài yī yuàn yín háng děng cháng suǒ àn shùn xù xiǎn shì huò bō fàng hào mǎ tí xǐng gù kè huò bìng rén lún dào shéi de shè bèi
Word origin
叫 (jiào, "call") combines with 号 (hào, "number") and 机 (jī, "machine") to name equipment that calls people by number.
Usage tips
- A screen and a voice announcement often carry the same information, so both reading and listening matter when waiting for service.
Other meanings
- queue number displaynoun
Related words
- 叫号jiào hàocall out numbersverb
- 叫号系统jiào hào xì tǒngqueue-calling systemnoun