传呼

傳呼

chuánhū

verb #15,311

Meanings

1 to page (someone)
2 to notify someone of a call
3 to call someone to the phone

Characters

to transmit; to pass on

to call; to shout

Examples

请传呼张医生到急诊室。

Qǐng chuánhū Zhāng yīshēng dào jízhěnshì.

Please page Dr. Zhang to the emergency room.

以前没有手机，大家都用传呼机。

Yǐqián méiyǒu shǒujī, dàjiā dōu yòng chuánhūjī.

Before mobile phones, everyone used pagers.

Tips

history

传呼机 (pager/beeper) was hugely popular in China in the 1990s before mobile phones took over. Owning one was a status symbol.

Stroke Order

传 chuán

呼 hū