Chinese Conversation · Level 52
90 words
Chinese word
号码牌
Pronunciation
Pinyinhào mǎ pái
Meaning
- nounnumbered tag
Example
请拿好你的号码牌。qǐng ná hǎo nǐ de hào mǎ pái
Please keep your numbered tag.
More examples
在医院挂号时先要取号码牌。zài yī yuàn guà hào shí xiān yào qǔ hào mǎ pái
When registering at a hospital, you first need to get a numbered tag.
Core concept
A small visible marker whose number places a person in a queue or identifies them in an organized process.
Common phrases
排队取号码牌pái duì qǔ hào mǎ pái
queue to get a numbered tag
在柜台领取号码牌zài guì tái líng qǔ hào mǎ pái
receive a numbered tag at the counter
出示号码牌chū shì hào mǎ pái
present a numbered tag
忘记带号码牌wàng jì dài hào mǎ pái
forget to bring a numbered tag
Similar words
整理券zhéng lǐ quàn: A numbered ticket given out to organize the order of people waiting for service.
取号票qǔ hào piào: A numbered slip collected from a machine or counter before waiting for service.
Definition in Chinese
带有数字的纸牌或塑料牌，用来标示排队或办事的顺序或识别个人。常见于银行、医院、服务窗口等需要取号的场合。dài yǒu shù zì de zhǐ pái huò sù liào pái yòng lái biāo shì pái duì huò bàn shì de shùn xù huò shí bié gè rén cháng jiàn yú yín háng yī yuàn fú wù chuāng kǒu děng xū yào qǔ hào de chǎng hé
Word origin
号 (hào, "number") + 码 (mǎ, "code") + 牌 (pái, "tag") combine to name a physical tag marked with a number.
Usage tips
- For native English speakers, numbered tag is safer than number plate, which commonly means a vehicle license plate in British English.
Other meanings
- numbered ticketnoun
- calling numbernoun
- race bibnoun