Chinese word

流水号

Pronunciation

Pinyinliú shuǐ hào

Meaning

  • nounserial number

Example

付款时请告诉我收据上的流水号。fù kuǎn shí qǐng gào sù wǒ shōu jù shàng de liú shuǐ hào

When you pay, please tell me the serial number on the receipt.

Illustration for 流水号 (serial number)

More examples

请把短信里的流水号发给我，我要查订单。qǐng bǎ duǎn xìn lǐ de liú shuǐ hào fā gěi wǒ wǒ yào chá dìng dān

Please send me the serial number in the text message so I can check the order.

Core concept

A fixed number attached to one entry as transactions pass through a system in sequence.

Common phrases

  • 订单流水号dìng dān liú shuǐ hào

    order serial number

  • 支付流水号zhī fù liú shuǐ hào

    payment serial number

  • 发票流水号fā piào liú shuǐ hào

    invoice serial number

Similar words

编号biān hào: An identifying number assigned to a document, item, or record.
单号dān hào: A number used to identify an order, shipment, or payment transaction.
号码hào mǎ: A number used to distinguish a person, object, or document from others.

Definition in Chinese

在银行、商户或会计系统中按顺序分配给每笔交易或凭证的编号，用于查找、核对和记账。zài yín háng shāng hù huò kuài jì xì tǒng zhōng àn shùn xù fēn pèi gěi méi bǐ jiāo yì huò píng zhèng de biān hào yòng yú chá zhǎo hé duì hé jì zhàng

Word origin

The components 流 (liú, "flow") and 水 (shuǐ, "water") suggest records moving continuously, and 号 (hào, "number") adds the identifying number for each entry.

Usage tips

  • On receipts and payment records, this number is often the quickest detail to provide when staff need to locate one specific transaction among many.

Other meanings

  • transaction numbernoun
  • control numbernoun

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