Chinese word

号码

Pronunciation

Pinyinhào mǎ

Meaning

  • nounnumber

Example

请告诉我你的号码。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de hào mǎ

Please tell me your number.

Illustration for 号码 (number)

More examples

请在申请表上写清楚你的身份证号码。qǐng zài shēn qíng biǎo shàng xiě qīng chǔ nǐ de shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ

Please write your identification number clearly on the application form.

Core concept

A digit-based label that picks out someone or something or provides a way to reach it.

Common phrases

  • 电话号码diàn huà hào mǎ

    telephone number

  • 手机号码shǒu jī hào mǎ

    mobile phone number

  • 身份证号码shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ

    identification number

Similar words

电话号码diàn huà hào mǎ: A number used to call a person on a landline or mobile phone.
手机号shǒu jī hào: A mobile phone number used for calls or messages.
身份证号码shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ: A unique number on an identity card that identifies its holder.
编号biān hào: An assigned identification number used to distinguish an object or document.

Definition in Chinese

用一串数字表示人、物或联系方式的标识，用于区分或联系。yòng yí chuàn shù zì biǎo shì rén wù huò lián xì fāng shì de biāo shí yòng yú qū fēn huò lián xì

Word origin

号 (hào, "number or designation") + 码 (mǎ, "code") forms 号码 (hàomǎ, "number"), a coded label used to identify or reach someone or something.

Usage tips

  • The key learning contrast is quantity versus identity: this word points to the digits assigned to something, not to how many items there are.

Other meanings

  • phone numbernoun
  • ID numbernoun

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