挂号

guàhào

to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 掛號

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • guàto hangB4
  • 挂钩guàgōuto coupleB7
  • 挂念guàniànto feel anxious aboutB7
  • 挂失guàshīto report the loss of somethingB7
  • 牵挂qiānguàto worry aboutB7
  • 悬挂xuánguàto suspendB7

See it in sentences

看病要先挂号。

You must register first before seeing a doctor.

挂号的地方在一楼。

Registration is on the first floor.