口号

口號

kǒuhào

noun HSK 5 #10,729

Meanings

1 slogan
2 catchphrase
3 rallying cry

Characters

number; to shout

Examples

这个广告的口号很有创意。

Zhège guǎnggào de kǒuhào hěn yǒu chuàngyì.

This advertisement's slogan is very creative.

他们喊着口号游行。

Tāmen hǎn zhe kǒuhào yóuxíng.

They marched while chanting slogans.

光喊口号没有用，要行动。

Guāng hǎn kǒuhào méiyǒu yòng, yào xíngdòng.

Just shouting slogans is useless; you need action.

Tips

culture

China has a rich tradition of political slogans. Famous ones: 为人民服务 (Serve the People), 实事求是 (Seek truth from facts). You'll see 口号 painted on walls everywhere in rural China.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

号 hào