对号 (duì hào) — to check the number (e.g., on a ticket, list, or seat); to match, to tally (of two things being consistent)
Definition
对号 (duì hào) means to match or verify by number — checking a seat, ticket, or list against a reference. The verb-objects construction 对不上号 means the two don't match.
verb
to check the number (e.g., on a ticket, list, or seat)to matchto tally (of two things being consistent)
Examples
- ，。Qǐng duì yí xià hào, kàn kàn zuò wèi duì bú duì.Please check the number and see if the seat is correct.
- ，。Zhè liǎng gè shù zì duì bú shàng hào, kěn dìng yǒu yí gè cuò le.These two numbers don't match; one of them must be wrong.
- 对号，。Qǐng duì hào rù zuò, diàn yǐng mǎ shàng kāi shǐ.Please take your seat according to your number; the movie is about to start.
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