取号

取號
qǔhào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to take a queue number (at a hospital, bank, government office)

Examples

Qǐng xiān zài jīqì shàng qǔhào.
Please take a queue number from the machine first.
Wǒ qǔhào děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái kànshàng bìng.
After taking a number I waited two hours before seeing the doctor.

Tips

usage
挂号 (guàhào) = registering for a doctor's appointment; 取号 = grabbing the physical paper ticket on arrival. Chinese hospitals usually require both.

Stroke Order

hào