Chinese word

挂号费

Pronunciation

Pinyinguà hào fèi

Meaning

  • nounregistration fee

Example

去医院看病时要先交挂号费。qù yī yuàn kàn bìng shí yào xiān jiāo guà hào fèi

When you go to the hospital, you have to pay the registration fee first.

Illustration for 挂号费 (registration fee)

More examples

现在很多医院可以通过手机缴纳挂号费。xiàn zài hěn duō yī yuàn ké yǐ tōng guò shǒu jī jiǎo nà guà hào fèi

Nowadays, many hospitals allow you to pay the registration fee by phone.

Core concept

Payment for entering a person, visit, or mailed item into an official numbered record.

Common phrases

  • 缴纳挂号费jiǎo nà guà hào fèi

    pay the registration fee

  • 网上缴纳挂号费wǎng shàng jiǎo nà guà hào fèi

    pay the registration fee online

  • 挂号费标准guà hào fèi biāo zhǔn

    registration fee standard

Similar words

挂号guà hào: Recording a patient's details and getting a number for a hospital visit.
诊疗费zhěn liáo fèi: Money charged for examining or treating a patient.
药费yào fèi: Money spent on medicine prescribed for treatment.

Definition in Chinese

在医院或诊所挂号就诊时收取的费用，用于登记患者信息并分配就诊顺序或就诊号。zài yī yuàn huò zhén suǒ guà hào jiù zhěn shí shōu qǔ de fèi yòng yòng yú dēng jì huàn zhě xìn xī bìng fēn pèi jiù zhěn shùn xù huò jiù zhěn hào

Word origin

挂号费 (guàhàofèi, "registration fee") is formed from 挂号 (guàhào, "register by number") and 费 (fèi, "fee"), linking the payment to an official number and record.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese healthcare, this payment is commonly handled as part of the check-in process, so it can appear before the medical visit itself rather than after treatment.

Other meanings

  • registered-mail feenoun

Related words

  • 挂号台guà hào táiregistration desknoun
  • 预约挂号yù yuē guà hàomake a hospital appointmentverb
  • 挂号票guà hào piàoregistration ticketnoun

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