不 等 号

bù děng hàodictionary entry

inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不等號不等号 [bu4 deng3 hao4] /inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)/

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Other forms in these source records: 不等號

不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
等
děng
to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
号
háo
(bound form) to wail / to howl
hào
(literary) to call out / to command / (bound form) bugle / trumpet / (bound form) signal / bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qǐ chuáng hào]) / (bound form) mark / sign / to mark / to label / to assign a number / (bound form) name / appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guó hào], 年號|年号[nián hào], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liáo níng Hào]) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[èr sān qī hào fáng jiān] "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qī hào] "the 7th") / (bound form) size / type / category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wǔ hào diàn chí]) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hào mài]) / classifier for numbered people or items

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