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呼唤

hū huàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to call out (a name etc)
  2. 2. to shout

Word relationships

Antonyms

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响应
xiǎng yìng

to respond to

to answer a call

Register variants

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呼叫
hū jiào

to shout

more formal or technical 'to call'

Related words

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呐喊
nà hǎn

shout

shouting loudly, often in support

Synonyms

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叫唤
jiào huan

to cry out

calling out loudly

Usage notes

Collocations

呼唤 is often used in literary or emotional contexts, such as 呼唤和平 (calling for peace), not for casual shouting.

Common mistakes

Don't use 呼唤 for 'to call someone on the phone'; use 打电话 or 呼叫 instead.

Example Sentences

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他大声 呼唤 孩子的名字。
He loudly called out the child's name.

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Child Words of 呼唤

呼
hū

to call

唤
huàn

to call