Definition
对号 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to check the number' or 'to match/tally'. It often appears in the fixed expression 对号入座 ('take one's seat according to the number') and in the split form 对不上号 ('not match, not tally'). When used with a complement or measure word, the two characters can separate: 对一下号 ('check the number once'), 对不上号 ('don't match'). The noun sense 'check mark' (✓) is a separate usage not covered by this verb entry.
v.o.
to check the number (e.g., on a ticket, list, or seat)to matchto tally (of two things being consistent)
Examples
- ，。Qǐng duì yíxià hào, kànkan zuòwèi duì bú duì.Please check the number and see if the seat is correct.
- ，。Zhè liǎng gè shùzì duì bú shàng hào, kěndìng yǒu yí gè cuò le.These two numbers don't match; one of them must be wrong.
- 对号，。Qǐng duì hào rù zuò, diànyǐng mǎshàng kāishǐ.Please take your seat according to your number; the movie is about to start.
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