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chēnghu

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English Definition	to call; to address as; appellation
Simplified Script	称呼
Traditional Script	稱呼
Pinyin	chēnghu
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄔㄥㄏㄨ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)	cing¹fu¹
Part of Speech	(动) verb, (名) noun
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=7

Word Decomposition
称	chēng	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
呼	hū	to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale

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Words With Same Head Word
称号	chēnghào	name; term of address; title
称为	chēngwéi	called; to call something (by a name); to name
称之为	chēng zhī wéi	to call it...; known as...
称赞	chēngzàn	to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
称作	chēngzuò	to be called; to be known as

Words With Same Tail Word
招呼	zhāohu	to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
打招呼	dǎ zhāohu	to greet somebody by word or action; to give prior notice
咋呼	zhāhu	bluster; ruckus; to boast loudly
热呼	rèhu	variant of 熱乎
点头招呼	diǎntóu zhāohu	beckon

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