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传唤

傳喚
chuánhuàn
verb #8,676

Meanings

  1. 1 to summon (to court)
  2. 2 to subpoena

Examples

法院传唤他出庭作证。
Fǎyuàn chuánhuàn tā chūtíng zuòzhèng.
The court summoned him to appear and testify.
警方传唤了三名嫌疑人。
Jǐngfāng chuánhuàn le sān míng xiányírén.
The police summoned three suspects.
他收到了法院的传唤通知。
Tā shōudào le fǎyuàn de chuánhuàn tōngzhī.
He received a summons notice from the court.

Tips

usage
传唤 is a formal legal term. In everyday speech, you'd just say 叫 or 请 to mean 'call someone.' 传唤 specifically implies legal authority compelling someone to appear.

Stroke Order

传 chuán
唤 huàn