呼叫
hūjiàoTraditional: 呼叫
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Translation
to call, to page, to summon
Word origin
A compound of 呼 (hū, to breathe out, to shout), carrying the mouth radical 口 (kǒu), and 叫 (jiào, to call, to cry out), meaning to call out or summon.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 呼 (hū, to shout, with 口 mouth radical) + 叫 (jiào, to call)
Stroke order
呼
叫
Examples
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Please press this button to call the nurse.
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The driver is calling headquarters.
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The plane suddenly lost its call signal.
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He loudly called out his friend's name.
援。
In an emergency you can call for rescue.
呼叫 (hū jiào) means to call, page or summon, whether by voice or by a signalling device. It is common in technical and emergency contexts as well as plain shouting.
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