(hào mǎ) - number (telephone, serial) in Mandarin
hàomǎTraditional: 號碼
Translation
number (telephone, serial)
Word origin
A compound of 号 (hào, mark, number) and 码 (mǎ, a numeral or code), two near-synonyms together meaning a number used for identification.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 号 (hào, number) + 码 (mǎ, numeral)
Stroke order
号
码
Examples
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Please tell me your telephone number.
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I cannot remember such a long number.
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The size number of this garment is too big.
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He changed to a new mobile phone number.
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Please write your room number on the form.
号码 (hào mǎ) means a number in the sense of a label or code, such as a telephone number, serial number or size. It is distinct from 数字, which is the abstract digit.
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