挂号

guà hào

HSK 5

Meaning

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

Definition

指在医院登记就诊或办理挂号手续，也指在邮局办理挂号邮件。

To register at a hospital for medical consultation, or to send registered mail at the post office.

Usage

常用于医疗场景，表示患者就诊前的登记步骤；邮寄场景中表示选择需要签收的邮件服务。

Commonly used in medical contexts to describe the registration step before seeing a doctor; in mailing contexts, it indicates choosing a service that requires signature upon delivery.

Examples

1 我今天要去医院挂号看牙。 (I need to register at the hospital for a dental appointment today.)
2 挂号信比普通信件更安全。 (Registered mail is safer than regular mail.)
3 网上挂号可以节省很多时间。 (Online registration saves a lot of time.)
4 她早上六点就去医院排队挂号了。 (She went to the hospital at 6 a.m. to queue for registration.)
5 请把这份文件用挂号寄出。 (Please send this document by registered mail.)

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