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称呼

chēng hu

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 稱呼

称呼 (chēng hu) means "to address sb as; form of address". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 称呼 means

1. to call; to address as
2. form of address; appellation

The characters in 称呼

• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name
• 呼hūto call; to cry; to shout

Example sentences

• 我们称呼他为汤姆。
  We call him Tom.
• 你是怎么称呼你父亲的呢？
  Nǐ shì zěnme chēnghu nǐ fùqīn de ne?
  What do you call your father?
• 这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？
  Zhè niǎo nǐmen yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghu?
  What do you call this bird in English?
• 这鸟你们用英语怎幺称呼？
  What do you call this bird in English?
• 第一次听到弟弟称呼我姐姐。
  Dì yī cì tīng dào dìdi chēnghu wǒ jiějie.
  This is the first time I've heard my little brother call me "big sister."

Where 称呼 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Signs, Symbols & Self-Expression (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chēng hu correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.