Chinese Conversation · Level 70
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Chinese word
叫号
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiào hào
Meaning
- verbcall out numbers
Example
医院大厅里开始叫号了。yī yuàn dà tīng lǐ kāi shǐ jiào hào le
They have started calling out numbers in the hospital lobby.
More examples
取餐窗口的机器先显示号码，然后通过音箱叫号。qǔ cān chuāng kǒu de jī qì xiān xiǎn shì hào mǎ rán hòu tōng guò yīn xiāng jiào hào
The machine at the food pickup window first displays the number, then calls it out through a speaker.
Core concept
A place in a queue is made known by announcing the number linked to it.
Common phrases
机器开始叫号jī qì kāi shǐ jiào hào
machine starts calling out numbers
重新叫号chóng xīn jiào hào
call out numbers again
Similar words
叫jiào: Call a person, name, number, or thing aloud to attract attention.
叫到jiào dào: Be called by one's waiting number or name for service.
轮到lún dào: Reach one's turn in a queue.
取号qǔ hào: Take a number from a machine or desk before waiting for service.
Definition in Chinese
通过人工或自动设备按先后次序播报号码，使被呼叫的人知道轮到自己办理。tōng guò rén gōng huò zì dòng shè bèi àn xiān hòu cì xù bō bào hào mǎ shǐ bèi hū jiào de rén zhī dào lún dào zì jǐ bàn lǐ
Word origin
叫 (jiào, "call") contributes the act of calling out, and 号 (hào, "number") identifies the numbered place being announced.
Usage tips
- The word focuses on the public announcement in the waiting process, so it does not by itself say whether the waiting customer has noticed or reached the counter.
Related words
- 电子叫号机diàn zi jiào hào jīelectronic number-calling machinenoun
- 叫号系统jiào hào xì tǒngnumber-calling systemnoun