Chinese word

号段

Pronunciation

Pinyinhào duàn

Meaning

  • nounphone number prefix

Example

手机的号段可以看出运营商。shǒu jī de hào duàn ké yǐ kàn chū yùn yíng shāng

The phone number prefix can show which carrier it belongs to.

Illustration for 号段 (phone number prefix)

More examples

这个号段通常是联通的新号段。zhè ge hào duàn tōng cháng shì lián tōng de xīn hào duàn

This number prefix is usually a new China Unicom prefix.

Core concept

A block of consecutive digits at the start of a phone number that marks its assigned operator, type, or use.

Common phrases

  • 联通号段lián tōng hào duàn

    China Unicom number prefix

  • 电信号段diàn xìn hào duàn

    China Telecom number prefix

Similar words

号码段hào mǎ duàn: A section of consecutive phone numbers grouped by their shared starting digits.
手机号码shǒu jī hào mǎ: The personal phone number assigned to a mobile phone.
区号qū hào: A phone number's opening digits that show the area it belongs to.
运营商yùn yíng shāng: A company that runs communication networks and provides phone services.

Definition in Chinese

指由通信管理部门或运营商划分并分配的一段连续号码，用来表示号码的归属、类型或特定用途，常见于手机号码的前几位。zhǐ yóu tōng xìn guán lǐ bù mén huò yùn yíng shāng huà fēn bìng fēn pèi de yí duàn lián xù hào mǎ yòng lái biǎo shì hào mǎ de guī shǔ lèi xíng huò tè dìng yòng tú cháng jiàn yú shǒu jī hào mǎ de qián jǐ wèi

Word origin

号 (hào, "number") + 段 (duàn, "segment") joins a number with a section to form the technical term for a continuous block within a numbering plan.

Usage tips

  • Number portability means that this opening block can reflect an original allocation without reliably identifying the carrier currently serving the number.

Other meanings

  • number rangenoun
  • number segmentnoun

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