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呼叫
hūjiào
Main
English Definitionto shout; to yell; (telecommunications) to call
Simplified Script呼叫
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinhūjiào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄏㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)fu1giu3
Word Decomposition
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
jiàoto shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
呼吸hūxīto breathe
呼吁hūyùto call on (somebody to do something); to appeal (to); an appeal
呼呼hūhū(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of somebody who is sound asleep
呼声hūshēnga shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
呼唤hūhuànto call out (a name etc); to shout
Words With Same Tail Word    
大叫dàjiàoto call out loudly
尖叫jiānjiàoto screech; to shriek
惨叫cǎnjiàoto scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek
惊叫jīngjiàoto cry out in fear
喊叫hǎnjiàoto cry out; to shout
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