How to say “register” in Chinese
register (at a clinic)
“Register” in Chinese is 挂号, guà hào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
挂号 is read guà hào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “挂号”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 挂号. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 看病要先挂号kànbìngyàoxiānguàhàoTo see a doctor, you have to register first.
More words from the lesson “Caught a cold”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “register” in Chinese?
“Register” in Chinese is 挂号, pinyin guàhào.
What does 挂号 mean?
挂号 (guàhào) means “register (at a clinic)”.
How do you write 挂号?
挂号 is 2 characters: 挂 (guà) — hang; 号 (hào) — number; date. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 挂号?
挂号 is read guàhào. Tones: guà — fourth tone, hào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“register” in the lesson “Caught a cold”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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