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传唤

傳喚
chuánhuàn
verb #8,676

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
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.
HSK 6
法院传唤他出庭作证。
Fǎyuàn chuánhuàn tā chūtíng zuòzhèng.
The court summoned him to appear and testify.
HSK 7-9
警方传唤了三名嫌疑人。
Jǐngfāng chuánhuàn le sān míng xiányírén.
The police summoned three suspects.

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