称呼 (chēng hu) — (verb) to call, to address (someone as); (noun) form of address, title
Definition
As a verb, 称呼 means how you call or address someone (e.g. 称呼他“老张”). As a noun, it is the form of address itself — the title or name used for a person, not a location (that's 地址).
verb
to callto address (someone as)
noun
form of addresstitle
Examples
- 称呼？Nǐ yīng gāi zěn me chēng hu nǐ de lǎo shī?How should you address your teacher?
- ，称呼。Zài zhōng guó, duì zhǎng bèi de chēng hu yào zūn jìng.In China, forms of address for elders should be respectful.
- 称呼“”。Dà jiā dōu chēng hu tā "lǎo zhāng".Everyone calls him Old Zhang.
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