Meaning of 呼吁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hūyù
- to call on (sb to do sth)
- to appeal (to)
- an appeal
呼吁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们提出了请求支持的呼吁。
We made an appeal for support.
总统呼吁全国民众在对抗贫穷或疾病的时候,一定要团结一致。
The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
呼 hū · to breathe · 8 strokes
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吁 xū · alas · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 呼吁.
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe |
| 招呼 | zhāohu | to call out to; to greet |
| 称呼 | chēnghu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāohu | to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice |
| 欢呼 | huānhū | to cheer for; to acclaim |
| 呼唤 | hūhuàn | to call out (a name etc); to shout |
| 呼救 | hūjiù | to call for help |
| 呼声 | hūshēng | a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group |
| 呼应 | hūyìng | to conform (with); to echo |
| 呼风唤雨 | hūfēng-huànyǔ | to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up |
| 呼叫 | hūjiào | to shout; to yell |
| 深呼吸 | shēnhūxī | to take a deep breath |
Questions about 呼吁
What does 呼吁 mean?
呼吁 (hūyù) means "to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 呼吁?
呼吁 is made of 2 characters: 呼 (8 strokes), 吁 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 呼吁 an HSK word?
Yes. 呼吁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 呼吁 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 呼吁 is written 呼籲.