<p>注册 (register) can also mean "licensed" as in  "注册医生" (licensed doctor),  "注册执业" (licensed to practice) </p>

<p>We don't say 登记医生 (registered doctor) or to 登记执业 (register to practice) </p>

<p>When you 注册 on a system, you are officially registered/ enrolled or licensed</p>

<p>When you 登记 on a system, you are either officially registered/ enrolled or submitted an application </p>

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<p>Typically I click 注册 = &quot;register&quot; to sign up for a new service on my phone.  However, 登记 also seems to mean &quot;register&quot; in a similar sense.  Searching on <a href="http://www.jukuu.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jukuu.com</a>:</p>
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<p>法律不承认未<strong>登记</strong>的婚姻。<br />
Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.</p>
<p>小学入学<strong>注册</strong>明天开始。<br />
Elementary school enrolment begins tomorrow.</p>
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<p>They seem similar, but I don't think they're interchangeable.  I'm not clear on this.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What's the difference between 注册 and 登记?</p>
<p>(Note: The relevant question <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/23138/what-are-the-differences-between-%e6%8a%a5%e5%90%8d-%e7%99%bb%e8%ae%b0-%e6%8c%82%e5%8f%b7">What are the differences between 报名，登记，挂号？</a> doesn't cover 注册)</p>

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What's the difference between 注册 and 登记, both meaning "to register"?
# What's the difference between 注册 and 登记, both meaning "to register"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-05)

Typically I click 注册 = "register" to sign up for a new service on my phone. However, 登记 also seems to mean "register" in a similar sense. Searching on [Jukuu.com](http://www.jukuu.com/):

> 法律不承认未**登记**的婚姻。  
> Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.
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> 小学入学**注册**明天开始。  
> Elementary school enrolment begins tomorrow.

They seem similar, but I don't think they're interchangeable. I'm not clear on this.

**Question**: What's the difference between 注册 and 登记?

(Note: The relevant question [What are the differences between 报名，登记，挂号？](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/23138/what-are-the-differences-between-%e6%8a%a5%e5%90%8d-%e7%99%bb%e8%ae%b0-%e6%8c%82%e5%8f%b7) doesn't cover 注册)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-05. Score: 1

注册 (register) can also mean "licensed" as in "注册医生" (licensed doctor), "注册执业" (licensed to practice)

We don't say 登记医生 (registered doctor) or to 登记执业 (register to practice)

When you 注册 on a system, you are officially registered/ enrolled or licensed

When you 登记 on a system, you are either officially registered/ enrolled or submitted an application


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