传呼 (chuán hū) — to page (someone); to notify of a phone call
Definition
传呼 (chuánhū) means to page or call someone to the phone, common in the era of beepers/传呼机 when one had to relay a message for someone to call back.
verb
to page (someone)to notify of a phone call
Examples
- 传呼。Qǐng chuán hū wǒ yí xià.Please page me.
- 传呼，。Tā chuán hū le wǒ hǎo jǐ cì, wǒ dōu méi tīng dào.He paged me several times, but I didn't hear it.
- ，传呼。Nà shí hou, rén men jīng cháng chuán hū bié rén huí diàn huà.Back then, people often paged others to call back.
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