Chinese word

挂号处

Pronunciation

Pinyinguà hào chù

Meaning

  • nounregistration desk

Example

去医院时先到挂号处登记。qù yī yuàn shí xiān dào guà hào chù dēng jì

When going to the hospital, first go to the registration desk to register.

Illustration for 挂号处 (registration desk)

More examples

先到挂号处取号，然后去候诊。xiān dào guà hào chù qǔ hào rán hòu qù hòu zhěn

First go to the registration desk to get a number, then wait to see the doctor.

Core concept

A hospital counter where a patient enters the care system and takes a place in the queue.

Common phrases

  • 在挂号处取号zài guà hào chù qǔ hào

    get a number at the registration desk

  • 在挂号处挂号zài guà hào chù guà hào

    register at the registration desk

Similar words

挂号guà hào: Registration for a medical visit, including giving a name and taking a queue number.
预约挂号yù yuē guà hào: Advance registration for a medical visit through a phone call or the internet.
取号机qǔ hào jī: A self-service machine that prints a queue number for a medical visit.

Definition in Chinese

在医院或诊所里，患者在此登记就诊信息并领取就诊号码，作为看医生的先行手续。zài yī yuàn huò zhén suǒ lǐ huàn zhě zài cǐ dēng jì jiù zhěn xìn xī bìng líng qǔ jiù zhěn hào mǎ zuò wéi kàn yī shēng de xiān xíng shǒu xù

Word origin

挂号 (guàhào, "register and assign a number") + 处 (chù, "place") forms the name for the place where this first hospital procedure happens.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word marks the first stop before a doctor visit, so it often appears in hospital directions and simple travel conversations.

Other meanings

  • reception desknoun

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