Chinese Conversation · Level 65
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Chinese word
等候牌
Pronunciation
Pinyinděng hòu pái
Meaning
- nounnumbered ticket
Example
护士开始叫号，请拿好你的等候牌。hù shì kāi shǐ jiào hào qǐng ná hǎo nǐ de děng hòu pái
The nurse is starting to call numbers, so please hold on to your numbered ticket.
More examples
请在服务台领取你的等候牌，然后在座位上等候。qǐng zài fú wù tái líng qǔ nǐ de děng hòu pái rán hòu zài zuò wèi shàng děng hòu
Please get your numbered ticket at the service desk, then wait in your seat.
Core concept
A portable marker that links a waiting person to a place in an organized service sequence.
Common phrases
领取等候牌líng qǔ děng hòu pái
receive a numbered ticket
出示等候牌chū shì děng hòu pái
present a numbered ticket
丢失等候牌diū shī děng hòu pái
lose a numbered ticket
Similar words
号码牌hào mǎ pái: A numbered card used to show a person's order while waiting to be served.
取号券qǔ hào quàn: A printed queue ticket received from a machine or counter before waiting for service.
Definition in Chinese
指工作人员按顺序叫号时用来标识每个人的票证，多见于医院、政府窗口或服务台的排队系统。zhǐ gōng zuò rén yuán àn shùn xù jiào hào shí yòng lái biāo shí měi gè rén de piào zhèng duō jiàn yú yī yuàn zhèng fǔ chuāng kǒu huò fú wù tái de pái duì xì tǒng
Word origin
The compound 等候牌 (děnghòupái, "waiting ticket") combines 等 (děng, "wait") and 候 (hòu, "wait for") with 牌 (pái, "ticket or sign"), so its structure points to a sign used while waiting for service.
Usage tips
- Native English speakers may picture a queue as people standing in one line, whereas a Chinese clinic or public office may let people sit elsewhere and follow the number connected to their turn.
Other meanings
- queue ticketnoun