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称呼 chēnghu

称呼 chēnghu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 称呼 chēnghu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chēnghu | cheng1 hu5
English translation
to call
to address as
appellation

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About 称呼 chēnghu

Read some general information about the Chinese word 称呼 chēnghu .

Traditional form

稱呼

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 称呼 chēnghu

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 称呼 chēnghu .

chèn

Explanation

Simplified form of chēng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chēng represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

禾尔

Number of Strokes

10

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口乎

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 称呼 chēnghu

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Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

他们 tā men 总是 zǒngshì Jiào míng 互相 hùxiāng 称呼 chēnghu .

They always addressed each other by their Christian name.

可是 kěshì , 巴布斯喜欢 xǐhuan jiào 绰号 chuò hào ,死板板 de 称呼 chēnghu 总统 zǒngtǒng 富兰克林 Fù lán kè lín . ”

Babbs, however , did not believe in nicknames and sternly called the President " Franklin. "

应当 yīng dāng zǒng shì 礼貌 lǐmào de yòng xìng huò 头衔 tóu xián 称呼 chēnghu 老师 lǎoshī .

Always refer to a teacher by title and last name.

Jean: ér zài 意大利 Yì dà lì ,通常 tōngcháng yāo 称呼 chēnghu xìng ,中国 Zhōngguó 一样 yīyàng .

Helen : But in Italy you would call your boss Mr Smith.

称呼 chēnghu Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 称呼 chēnghu and their own compounds.

称呼 chēnghu Compounds

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Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

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