呼
吁

To call on (sb to do sth) in Chinese: 呼吁 (hū yù)

hū yù

to call on (sb to do sth)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 呼籲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to call on (sb to do sth)
  2. 2to appeal (to)
  3. 3an appeal

Stroke order

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呼
吁

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨ

hū

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

呼吁

Simplified

呼籲

Traditional

Example sentences

See 呼吁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 医生呼吁大家多喝水，少熬夜。

    yī shēng hū yù dà jiā duō hē shuǐ， shǎo áo yè。

    Doctors appeal to everyone to drink more water and stay up late less.

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Related words

称呼

chēng hu

to call

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

招呼

zhāo hu

to call out to

呼唤

hū huàn

to call out (a name etc)

呼救

hū jiù

to call for help

呼声

hū shēng

a shout

呼应

hū yìng

to conform (with)

欢呼

huān hū

to cheer for

打招呼

dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

呼风唤雨

hū fēng huàn yǔ

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)

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