专家号

專家號

zhuānjiāhào

noun

Measure Word

一个专家号 gè

Meanings

1 specialist appointment slot (at a hospital)
2 expert registration ticket

Characters

number / ticket

Examples

HSK 6

她凌晨三点就去排队挂专家号。

Tā língchén sān diǎn jiù qù páiduì guà zhuānjiāhào.

She queued up to register for a specialist appointment at three in the morning.

HSK 7-9

协和医院的专家号一号难求。

Xiéhé Yīyuàn de zhuānjiāhào yī hào nán qiú.

A specialist slot at Peking Union Medical College Hospital is nearly impossible to get.

Tips

culture

Chinese hospitals tier registration fees: 普通号 (general) < 专家号 (specialist) < 特需号 (VIP). Top 三甲 hospitals see so much demand that 专家号 are scalped by 号贩子 and often released at midnight online.

Stroke Order

专 zhuān

家 jiā

号 hào