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Definitions

  1. 1. to call
  2. 2. to cry
  3. 3. to shout
  4. 4. to breath out
  5. 5. to exhale

Example Sentences

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我們稱 他為湯姆。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10526712)

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Words Containing 呼

呼救
hū jiù

to call for help

称呼
chēng hu

to call; to address as

招呼
zhāo hu

to call out to

呼咻
hū xiū

(onom.) whoosh

一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò

one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)

呼唤
hū huàn

to call out (a name etc)

登高一呼
dēng gāo yī hū

to make a clarion call

呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

点头招呼
diǎn tóu zhāo hū

beckon

呼喊
hū hǎn

to shout (slogans etc)

呼图壁县
hū tú bì xiàn

Hutubi county in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

呼噜
hū lū

(onom.) wheezing

呼召
hū zhào

to call (to do something)

呼叫中心
hū jiào zhōng xīn

call center

备用二级头呼吸器
bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì

backup regulator

呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

呼呼声
hū hū shēng

whir

打呼噜
dǎ hū lu

to snore

呼呼哱
hū hū bō

colloquial word for hoopoe bird (Upupa epops)

呼声
hū shēng

a shout

呼中
hū zhōng

Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

呼吸
hū xī

to breathe

呼啦啦
hū lā lā

flapping sound

高呼
gāo hū

to shout loudly

呼号
hū háo

to wail

呼兰区
hū lán qū

Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang

呼格
hū gé

vocative case (grammar)

呜呼哀哉
wū hū āi zāi

alas

呼机
hū jī

pager

咋呼
zhā hu

bluster

直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng

(idiom) to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)

招呼站
zhāo hu zhàn

request bus stop

呼伦贝尔市
hū lún bèi ěr shì

Hulunbuir prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

呼伦贝尔
hū lún bèi ěr

Hulunbuir prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

惊呼
jīng hū

to cry out in alarm or surprise

喧呼
xuān hū

to shout loudly

传呼机
chuán hū jī

pager

呜呼
wū hū

alas

振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū

(idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call

打呼
dǎ hū

to snore

呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū

lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū

to die (idiom)

呼玛
hū mǎ

Huma county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

呼叫声
hū jiào shēng

whoop

打招呼
dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

呼拉圈
hū lā quān

hula hoop (loanword)

吆呼
yāo hū

to shout (orders)

欢呼
huān hū

to cheer for

蔫呼呼
niān hū hū

weak and indecisive

欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè

cheering excitedly (idiom)

密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统
mì bì shì xún huán zài hū xī shuǐ fèi xì tǒng

closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)

传呼电话
chuán hū diàn huà

neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call

呼和浩特市
hū hé hào tè shì

Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū]

呼啸
hū xiào

to whistle

呼吸管
hū xī guǎn

snorkel

呼哧
hū chī

(onom.) sound of panting

呼和浩特
hū hé hào tè

Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū]

呼伦贝尔草原
hū lún bèi ěr cǎo yuán

Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia

呼吁
hū yù

to call on (sb to do sth)

呼吸调节器
hū xī tiáo jié qì

regulator (diving)

气呼呼
qì hū hū

panting with rage

一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng

a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)

呼嚎
hū háo

to roar (of animals)

呼图壁
hū tú bì

Hutubi county in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

呼出
hū chū

to exhale

呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers

徒呼负负
tú hū fù fù

to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)

睡眠呼吸暂停
shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng

central sleep apnea (CSA)

呼噜噜
hū lū lū

(onom.) to snore

呼哧呼哧
hū chi hū chi

(onom.) rapid breathing

呼伦湖
hū lún hú

Hulun Lake of Inner Mongolia

中东呼吸综合征
zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhèng

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

呼啸而过
hū xiào ér guò

to whistle past

呼来喝去
hū lái hè qù

to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders

人工呼吸
rén gōng hū xī

artificial respiration (medicine)

呼朋引伴
hū péng yǐn bàn

to gather one's friends

呼玛县
hū mǎ xiàn

Huma county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

大呼拉尔
dà hū lā ěr

State Great Khural or Great State Assembly, Mongolian parliament

严重急性呼吸系统综合症
yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

呼噜
hū lu

(onom.) snoring

呼气
hū qì

to breathe out

呼弄
hū nòng

to fool

呼朋引类
hū péng yǐn lèi

to call up all one's associates

呼啦圈
hū lā quān

hula hoop (loanword)

呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

呼兰
hū lán

Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang

呼吸系统
hū xī xì tǒng

respiratory system

传呼
chuán hū

to notify sb of a call

巴音满都呼
bā yīn mǎn dū hū

Bayan Mandahu, village in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia, noted for Cretaceous dinosaur fossils

呼叫器
hū jiào qì

pager

大呼小叫
dà hū xiǎo jiào

to shout and quarrel

呼喝
hū hè

to shout

呼吸道
hū xī dào

respiratory tract

呼天抢地
hū tiān qiāng dì

(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)

呼叫
hū jiào

to shout

二级头呼吸器
èr jí tóu hū xī qì

(diving) regulator

大声疾呼
dà shēng jí hū

to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention

呼中区
hū zhōng qū

Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

上呼吸道感染
shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn

upper respiratory tract infection

寻呼机
xún hū jī

pager

呼呼
hū hū

(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep

呼应
hū yìng

to conform (with)