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Pronunciation :
Meaning :
  1. breathe out; exhale. (v)
  2. shout; cry out. (v)
  3. call. (v)
  4. whistle. (onomatopoeia)
Radical :
Strokes : 8
Traditional :
Usage : 13.8%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
呼吸
hū xī
: breathe
2.
呼唤
hū huàn
: call; shout to
3.
呼吁
hū yù
: appeal; call on
4.
呼喊
hū hǎn
: call out; shout
5.
呼叫
hū jiào
: shout
6.
招呼
zhāo hu
: call; greet
7.
打招呼
dǎ zhāo hu
: greet somebody; say hello
8.
称呼
chēng hu
: call; form of address
9.
欢呼
huān hū
: cheer
Sentences:
1. We inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
men yǎng chū èr yǎng huà tàn
我们 : we
: inhale
: in
氧气 : oxygen
: exhale
: out
二氧化碳 : carbon dioxide
2. They shouted happily.
men gāo xìng de hǎn
他们 : they
高兴 : happy
: (particle) used after an adverbial
呼喊 : shout
3. I greeted him but he didn’t respond.
gēn zhāo hu méi
: I
: with
: him
打招呼 : say hello
: he
: do not
答理 : respond; answer
: I, me
4. A north wind is whistling.
běi fēng de chuī
: north
: wind
呼呼 : (onomatopoeia) whistle
: (particle) used after an adverbial
: blow
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2 thoughts on “呼”

  1. hey Min Min!

    What is the difference between 呼喊 hū hǎn and 呼唤 hū huàn? I roughly understand that huhuan= call out while huhan=shout, is this correct? If I say, wo huhuan ni = I call you and wo huhan ni= I shout at you. Are these sentences correct?

    Thanks!

    1. Hi Mervin,
      呼唤 means to call; to summon.

      More examples here:
      呼唤和平 (to call for peace )
      他呼唤我的名字。 (He called my name.)
      时代呼唤着我们前进。(The times call for us to move forward.)
      大声呼唤着同伴。

      呼喊 means to call out; to shout; to yell.
      More examples here:
      呼喊救命。(Shout for help.)
      她疯狂地呼喊。 (She cried out savagely.)
      他的呼喊并没有引起注意。(His cries were unheeded. )

      Normally we don’t say “我呼喊你”, but “我呼喊着他的名字。”

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