How to say “call on” in Chinese
call on; appeal
“Call on” in Chinese is 号召, hào zhào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
号召 is read hào zhào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 口 “mouth”: calling out with your voice. On top, 刀 dāo hints at the reading. It sits on the right in 招.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “号召”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 号召. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 政府号召大家节约用水。zhèngfǔhàozhàodàjiājiéyuēyòngshuǐThe government calls on everyone to save water.
- 政府号召民众为灾区捐款zhèngfǔhàozhàomínzhòngwèizāiqūjuānkuǎnThe government calls on the population to donate money to the disaster areas.
More words from the lesson “Organizations, appeals and slogans”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “call on” in Chinese?
“Call on” in Chinese is 号召, pinyin hàozhào.
What does 号召 mean?
号召 (hàozhào) means “call on; appeal”.
How do you write 号召?
号召 is 2 characters: 号 (hào) — number; date; 召 (zhào) — summon, convene. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 号召?
号召 is read hàozhào. Tones: hào — fourth tone, zhào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“call on” in the lesson “Organizations, appeals and slogans”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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