呼唤 (hū huàn) — to call out, to shout

Definition

呼唤 (hūhuàn) is 'to call out to' someone or 'to call for' something abstract — more literary than 喊 ('shout/yell'). Compared to 呼吁, it is personal/poetic; 呼吁 is a formal public appeal.

verb
to call outto shout

Examples

  • 呼唤
    Tā zài rén qún zhōng dà shēng hū huàn zhe wǒ de míng zì.
    He called out my name loudly in the crowd.
  • 呼唤
    Chūn tiān lái le, dà dì hū huàn zhe xīn shēng.
    Spring is coming, and the earth calls for new life.
  • 呼唤
    Zhè zhǒng zé rèn gǎn hū huàn tā lì jí xíng dòng.
    This sense of responsibility calls him to act immediately.

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