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呼

hū

Definition

to call
to cry
to shout
to breathe (out)
to exhale

Character Decomposition

Related words (66)

to exhale; to breathe out

to shout; to yell

to call (to do something)

to wail; to cry out in distress

to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal

to breathe

(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep

(onom.) whoosh

(onom.) sound of panting

to call out (a name etc); to shout

to whistle; to scream; to whiz

to shout (slogans etc)

to shout

(onom.) wheezing

(onom.) snoring; Taiwan pr. [hu1 lu1]

to roar (of animals); to wail; to cry out in distress; see also 呼号

a shout; (fig.) opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group

to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement

to fool; to deceive

to call for help

pager

vocative case (grammar)

to breathe out

pager; beeper

hū jiào shēng

whoop

ventilator (artificial breathing apparatus used in hospitals)

snorkel

respiratory tract

colloquial word for hoopoe bird (Upupa epops)

whir

flapping sound

hula hoop

(onom.) to snore; wheezing

hula hoop

hū jiào zhōng xīn

call center

hū xī xì tǒng

respiratory system

hū chi hū chi

(onom.) rapid breathing

hū xiào ér guò

to whistle past; to hurtle past; to zip by

hū péng yǐn bàn

to gather one's friends; to band together

hū péng yǐn lèi

to call up all one's associates; rent-a-crowd

呼吸调节器

hū xī tiáo jié qì

regulator (diving)

to notify sb of a call; to call sb to the phone

to shout (orders)

alas; alack; welladay; wellaway; to die

to shout loudly; to bawl; to vociferate; rumpus; uproar

to cry out in alarm or surprise

to snore

to cheer for; to acclaim

to shout loudly

pager; beeper

pager; beeper

to snore

panting with rage

weak and indecisive

rén gōng hū xī

artificial respiration (medicine)

chuán hū diàn huà

to notify sb of a call; to call sb to the phone

wū hū āi zāi

alas; all is lost

dà hū xiǎo jiào

to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss

diǎn tóu zhāo hū

beckon

dēng gāo yī hū

to make a clarion call; to make a public appeal

上呼吸道感染

shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn

upper respiratory tract infection

二级头呼吸器

èr jí tóu hū xī qì

(diving) regulator; demand valve

睡眠呼吸暂停

shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng

central sleep apnea (CSA)

备用二级头呼吸器

bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì

backup regulator; octopus (diving)

严重急性呼吸系统综合症

yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统

mì bì shì xún huán zài hū xī shuǐ fèi xì tǒng

closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)

Idioms (15)

hū zhī jí lái

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call

hū zhī yù chū

(lit.) ready to appear at the call (idiom); (fig.) on the verge of coming out into the open; (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed; (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

hū lái hè qù

to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders; always bossing people around

hū niú zuò mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it; Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

hū niú hū mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it; Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

hū fēng huàn yǔ

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; (fig.) to stir up troubles

yī hū bǎi yìng

a hundred answers to a single call (idiom); to respond en masse

yī hū bǎi nuò

one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

yī mìng wū hū

to die (idiom); to breathe one's last; to give up the ghost

huàn yǔ hū fēng

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; (fig.) to stir up troubles; also 呼风唤雨

dà shēng jí hū

to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known

tú hū fù fù

to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)

zhèn bì yī hū

to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)

huān hū què yuè

cheering excitedly (idiom); jubilant

zhí hū qí míng

to address sb directly by name (idiom); to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or over-familiarity)

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