叫号

叫號

jiàohào

verb #83,909

Meanings

1 to call the next number (in a queue)
2 queue-number call

Characters

Examples

在这儿等着，工作人员会叫号。

Zài zhèr děng zhe, gōngzuò rényuán huì jiàohào.

Wait here; the staff will call your number.

叫到你的号就过来。

Jiào dào nǐ de hào jiù guòlái.

Come over when your number is called.

这家火锅店排队靠叫号。

Zhè jiā huǒguōdiàn páiduì kào jiàohào.

This hotpot place uses a number-call system for the queue.

Tips

usage

Core queue-management term at banks, hospitals, government offices, and popular restaurants. Often paired with 排队等位 (queue and wait). Restaurants now often do 叫号 via WeChat mini-programs.

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

号 hào