How common it is
挂号 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say guà hào slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
挂号表示登记名字或寄送时做登记。
guà hào biǎo shì dēng jì míng zì huò jì sòng shí zuò dēng jì。
挂号 means to register or to send by registered mail.
Context note
挂号常用于医院、邮局和号码。
guà hào cháng yòng yú yī yuàn 、 yóu jú hé hào mǎ。
It is often used with hospitals, post offices, and numbers.
5 examples
我去医院挂号。
wǒ qù yī yuàn guà hào。
I went to the hospital to register.
请先挂号。
qǐng xiān guà hào。
Please register first.
这封信要挂号寄出。
zhè fēng xìn yào guà hào jì chū。
This letter needs to be sent by registered mail.
挂号窗口在那边。
guà hào chuāng kǒu zài nà biān。
The registration window is over there.
她帮我挂号。
tā bāng wǒ guà hào。
She helped me register.
5 mini stories
早上医院里很多人挂号。
zǎo shàng yī yuàn lǐ hěn duō rén guà hào。
Many people registered at the hospital in the morning.
老师说，去看医生要先挂号。
lǎo shī shuō， qù kàn yī shēng yào xiān guà hào。
The teacher said you must register before seeing a doctor.
他把信拿去挂号寄。
tā bǎ xìn ná qù guà hào jì。
He took the letter to send it by registered mail.
挂号后就可以等叫号了。
guà hào hòu jiù kě yǐ děng jiào hào le。
After registering, you can wait to be called.
她不熟悉流程，幸好有人帮她挂号。
tā bù shú xī liú chéng， xìng hǎo yǒu rén bāng tā guà hào。
She was not familiar with the process, luckily someone helped her register.