报数

報數
bàoshù
phrase #25,633

Meanings

  1. 1 number off!
  2. 2 count off! (military drill command)
  3. 3 to call out one's number in sequence

Examples

Jiàoguān hǎn dào: "Bàoshù!" Shìbīngmen yīcì dàshēng hǎnchū zìjǐ de biānhào.
The drill instructor shouted: "Number off!" and the soldiers called out their numbers in sequence.
Shàng tǐyùkè qián, lǎoshī ràng tóngxuémen xiān bàoshù.
Before P.E. class, the teacher had the students count off first.

Tips

culture
报数 is a standard command in Chinese military training and school P.E. classes. Students or soldiers call out numbers consecutively — ... — to confirm attendance and group size.

Stroke Order

bào
shù