唤 (huàn) — to call out, to summon (by shouting)
Definition
唤 (huàn) is a written/literary verb meaning 'to call out or summon by voice' — more formal than everyday 叫, and used in set phrases like 唤起 ('to evoke') and 唤醒 ('to awaken').
verb
to call outto summon (by shouting)
Examples
- 唤。Tā yuǎn yuǎn de huàn le wǒ de míng zì.He called out my name from afar.
- 唤。Mǔ qīn zhàn zài mén kǒu huàn hái zi men huí jiā chī fàn.The mother stood at the door calling the children to come home for dinner.
- 唤。Tā zhàn zài shān shàng dà shēng huàn wǒ.He stood on the mountain and loudly called me.
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