编号 (biān hào) — (verb) to number; (noun) serial number

Definition

编号 is 'serial number' (a specific assigned identifier) or the verb 'to number' items in order. Unlike 号码 (a phone/room number) or 数目 (a quantity), 编号 marks items in a sequence like ID-001.

verb
to number
noun
serial number

Examples

  • 编号
    Qǐng gěi měi jiàn shāng pǐn biān hào.
    Please number each item.
  • 编号
    Zhè ge shè bèi de biān hào zài nǎ lǐ?
    Where is the serial number of this device?
  • 编号
    Qǐng jì lù xià zhè ge biān hào.
    Please write down this serial number.

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