称 呼

chēnghu

verbnounHSK 7-9

“To call” in Chinese is 称呼 (chēnghu).

Meaning

to call; to address as
form of address; appellation

Example

这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？

What do you call this bird in English?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

chēngHSK 210 strokesto fit; to match; to suit hūHSK 48 strokesto call

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