挂号 guàhào to register (at a hospital etc)
to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
How to remember 挂号: 挂 hang + 号 date = to register (at a hospital etc).
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How it is used
- To register at a hospital to see a doctor - 挂号看病 (guàhào kànbìng) register and see a doctor; 挂专家号 book a specialist slot.
- China-specific clinic step: you 挂号 first to get in line for a doctor. 挂号费 = registration fee, 挂号处 = registration desk.
- Also 'registered mail' (挂号信). 挂 = to hang/register a number 号.