呼唤

呼喚

hūhuàn

verb HSK 7-9 #8,311

Meanings

1 to call out to
2 to summon
3 to appeal

Characters

to call; to shout

to call; to summon

Examples

HSK 1

妈妈在呼唤孩子回家。

Māma zài hūhuàn háizi huí jiā.

Mom is calling the children to come home.

HSK 4

大自然在呼唤我们保护环境。

Dàzìrán zài hūhuàn wǒmen bǎohù huánjìng.

Nature is calling on us to protect the environment.

Tips

usage

More literary/emotional than 叫 (jiào). Can be used literally (calling someone) or figuratively (a calling/appeal from something abstract).

Stroke Order

呼 hū

唤 huàn