号召 (hào zhào) — to call upon; to appeal; to urge (the public to do something)
Definition
号召 is a public, mobilizing call to action ('call upon / appeal to'). Compare 呼吁, which is a verbal appeal or plea; 召开/召集 is just convening a meeting, not urging action.
verb
to call uponto appealto urge (the public to do something)
Examples
- 号召。Zhèng fǔ hào zhào quán mín jié yuē yòng shuǐ.The government calls on all citizens to save water.
- 号召。Xué xiào hào zhào xué shēng jī jí cān jiā zhì yuàn zhě huó dòng.The school urges students to actively participate in volunteer activities.
- 号召。Zhǔ xí hào zhào quán guó rén mín tuán jié qǐ lái.The chairman called on the whole nation to unite.
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