挂号

guà hào

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Rare

Definitions

1. to register (at a hospital etc)
2. to send by registered mail

Word relationships

Related words

2 items

• 排队 pái duì 排队 pái duì to line up 挂号常需排队等候，关联就医行为。: to line up
• 挂失 guà shī 挂失 guà shī to report the loss of something 均含“挂”，指办理某种手续，挂失用于遗失证件等。: to report the loss of something

Usage notes

Collocations

通常说“挂某科/某医生的号”，如“挂内科的号”，不能直接说“挂号医生”。

Common mistakes

“挂号”的两个义项用法不同：表“就医登记”时常带“号”字（挂...的号），表“邮寄”时直接说“挂号信”。

Example Sentences

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我昨天去医院 挂号 ，排了很久的队。

Yesterday I went to the hospital to register and stood in line for a long time.

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Words Containing 挂号

• 挂号信 挂号信 guà hào xìn: registered letter
• 挂号证 挂号证 guà hào zhèng: register card

Child Words of 挂号

• 挂 挂 guà: to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
• 号 号 háo: roar
• 号 号 hào: ordinal number