Chinese Conversation · Level 78
91 words
Chinese word
过号
Pronunciation
Pinyinguò hào
Meaning
- verbmiss your number
Example
我去买东西，过号了。wǒ qù mǎi dōng xī guò hào le
I went to buy something and missed my number.
More examples
我听不到广播，所以过号了。wǒ tīng bú dào guǎng bō suó yǐ guò hào le
I couldn't hear the announcement, so I missed my number.
Core concept
A numbered turn comes up while its holder is away, and the queue moves on.
Common phrases
过号了guò hào le
miss your number
Similar words
错过cuò guò: Arrive too late to use or experience a vehicle, chance, or event.
漏掉lòu diào: Miss something necessary by carelessly failing to notice it.
没听见méi tīng jiàn: Not hear someone calling or an announcement, so the message goes unnoticed.
Definition in Chinese
在有叫号系统的场所，因没听见叫号或离开座位而错过被叫到的号码，不能按顺序办理相关事务。zài yǒu jiào hào xì tǒng de cháng suǒ yīn méi tīng jiàn jiào hào huò lí kāi zuò wèi ér cuò guò bèi jiào dào de hào mǎ bù néng àn shùn xù bàn lǐ xiāng guān shì wù
Word origin
The verb joins 过 (guò, "pass beyond") with 号 (hào, "number"), picturing a person's number being passed in the calling sequence.
Usage tips
- At a clinic or government office, staff may tell someone who was absent at the call to take a new number instead of keeping the original place.
Other meanings
- miss the callverb
- arrive too late for the callverb