招
呼

To call out to in Chinese: 招呼 (zhāo hu)

zhāo hu

to call out to

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Definitions

  1. 1to call out to
  2. 2to greet
  3. 3to say hello to
  4. 4to inform
  5. 5to take care of
  6. 6to take care that one does not

Stroke order

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招
呼

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄠ

zhāo

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

˙ㄏㄨ

hu

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ u

Example sentences

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

  • 每天早上我都和邻居打招呼。

    měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ dōu hé lín jū dǎ zhāo hu。

    Every morning I greet my neighbors.

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Related words

招

zhāo

to recruit

招聘

zhāo pìn

to invite applications for a job

称呼

chēng hu

to call

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

招待

zhāo dài

to hold a reception

招生

zhāo shēng

to enroll new students

招手

zhāo shǒu

to wave

呼唤

hū huàn

to call out (a name etc)

呼救

hū jiù

to call for help

呼声

hū shēng

a shout

呼吁

hū yù

to call on (sb to do sth)

呼应

hū yìng

to conform (with)

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HSK 3.0 Level 4 vocabulary list

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