Chinese word

国家码

Pronunciation

Pinyinguó jiā mǎ

Meaning

  • nouncountry code

Example

请告诉我你的国家码。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de guó jiā mǎ

Please tell me your country code.

Illustration for 国家码 (country code)

More examples

请在设置里查找你的国家码。qǐng zài shè zhì lǐ chá zhǎo nǐ de guó jiā mǎ

Please look up your country code in Settings.

Core concept

A short alphanumeric tag that connects a country or region to its place in communication and data systems.

Common phrases

  • 查找国家码chá zhǎo guó jiā mǎ

    look up country code

  • 显示国家码xiǎn shì guó jiā mǎ

    display country code

Similar words

国际区号guó jì qū hào: A number added to the front of a phone number for calls to another country or region.
国家/地区代码guó jiā dì qū dài mǎ: A letter-and-number code that marks a country or region in a system.
区号qū hào: A short number at the beginning of a phone number that marks a city or area.

Definition in Chinese

用于用简短的数字或字母符号表示和区分国家或地区，在通信、标准和数据库中作为国家的标识符。yòng yú yòng jián duǎn de shù zì huò zì mǔ fú hào biǎo shì hé qū fēn guó jiā huò dì qū zài tōng xìn biāo zhǔn hé shù jù kù zhōng zuò wéi guó jiā de biāo shí fú

Word origin

国家 (guójiā, "country") names the place being identified, while 码 (mǎ, "code") adds the idea of a concise system label, forming 国家码 (guójiāmǎ, "country code").

Usage tips

  • A website may use a two-letter code for a country field, while a phone field may expect an international calling prefix, and the two formats are not interchangeable.

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