Chinese word

编号

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiān hào

Meaning

  • nounnumber

Example

请告诉我你的编号。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de biān hào

Please tell me your number.

Illustration for 编号 (number)

More examples

请在发票上写下商品的编号。qǐng zài fā piào shàng xiě xià shāng pǐn de biān hào

Please write the product number on the invoice.

Core concept

A numbered tag that separates one person, record, or item from all the others in the same system.

Common phrases

  • 订单编号dìng dān biān hào

    order number

  • 商品编号shāng pǐn biān hào

    product number

  • 文件编号wén jiàn biān hào

    document number

Similar words

号码hào mǎ: A string of digits used to contact or identify someone or something, such as a telephone number.
序号xù hào: A number assigned to show the position of an item in a list or sequence.
编码biān mǎ: A code made of letters, numbers, or both according to set rules for identifying something.
序列号xù liè hào: A unique number assigned to each product or part to identify that particular unit.

Definition in Chinese

用于区分个体、记录或物品的识别号码，可指分配的过程或分配后的号码本身。yòng yú qū fēn gè tǐ jì lù huò wù pǐn de shí bié hào mǎ kě zhǐ fēn pèi de guò chéng huò fēn pèi hòu de hào mǎ běn shēn

Word origin

The word 编号 (biānhào, "identification number") joins 编 (biān, "organize and assign") to 号 (hào, "number or sign"), so it covers both assigning an identifying number and the number assigned.

Usage tips

  • In everyday services, this word commonly appears when a system matches a customer, application, or item to its record, rather than when it asks for a quantity.

Other meanings

  • ID numbernoun
  • serial numbernoun

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