号 (hào) — (classifier) used with numbers to indicate order, dates, or quantity of people; (noun) size, especially of clothing or shoes
Definition
号 has two main uses: a classifier for order/dates/people (e.g. 一号, 十月号, 一百多号人), and a noun for clothing/shoe size (大号 'large'). Compare 大小 or 尺寸 (general size) — 号 is specifically what you ask for when buying clothes or shoes.
classifier
used with numbers to indicate orderdatesor quantity of people
noun
sizeespecially of clothing or shoes
Examples
- 号？Jīn tiān shì jǐ hào?What is the date today?
- 。Wǒ yào dà hào de.I want a large size.
- 号。Lái le yì bǎi duō hào rén.Over a hundred people came.
Grammar
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