号

hào

HSK 1

号 — hào

1. ordinal number (prefix for ordering: first, second, etc.)

   他是班上的第三号学生。 tā shì bānshàng de dìsānhào xuéshēng — He is student number three in the class.

2. day of a month (date)

   今天是五月二号。 jīntiān shì wǔyuè èrhào — Today is May 2nd.

3. mark; sign; symbol

   请在文件上画一个特殊的号作为标记。 qǐng zài wénjiàn shàng huà yígè tèshū de hào zuòwéi biāojì — Please draw a special mark on the document as a sign.

4. business establishment (shop, firm)

   这家百年老号在城里很有名。 zhèjiā bǎiniánlǎo hào zài chénglǐ hěn yǒumíng — This century-old establishment is well known in the city.

5. size (clothing, shoes)

   你的鞋号是多少？ nǐ de xiéhào shì duōshǎo — What is your shoe size?

6. suffix used for ships (e.g., 'SS', name suffix)

   这艘船叫‘大海号’。 zhè sōu chuán jiào dàhǎi hào — This ship is called 'Dahai Hao'.

7. horn (wind instrument); bugle call

   清晨的号声把人叫醒了。 qīngchén de hàoshēng bǎ rén jiàoxǐng le — The bugle call in the morning woke people up.

8. assumed name; nickname

   他在网上用的是另一个号。 tā zài wǎngshàng yòng de shì lìng yígè hào — He uses a different handle online.

9. to take a pulse

   中医师在病人手腕上号脉。 zhōngyīshī zài bìngrén shǒuwàn shàng hàomài — The Chinese medicine doctor took the patient's pulse at the wrist.

10. classifier used to indicate number of people (colloquial)

    这次活动来了三号人帮忙。 zhècì huódòng lái le sānhào rén bāngmáng — Three people came to help with this event.

号 — háo

1. to roar; to cry (animal or person)

   那个孩子摔倒后号哭起来。 nàge háizi shuāidǎo hòu háokū qǐlái — After falling, the child started crying loudly.