Chinese word

召回

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhào huí

Meaning

  • verbrecall

Example

这批有问题的玩具被厂家召回了。zhè pī yǒu wèn tí de wán jù bèi chǎng jiā zhào huí le

This batch of defective toys was recalled by the manufacturer.

Illustration for 召回 (recall)

More examples

公司决定召回产品并退款。gōng sī jué dìng zhào huí chán pǐn bìng tuì kuǎn

The company decided to recall the products and issue refunds.

Core concept

A recognized authority reverses an earlier dispatch by formally bringing the item or person back.

Common phrases

  • 召回产品zhào huí chán pǐn

    recall products

  • 召回汽车zhào huí qì chē

    recall cars

  • 召回玩具zhào huí wán jù

    recall toys

Similar words

退货tuì huò: Returning a purchased product to a store or maker for a refund or exchange.
收回shōu huí: Taking back something previously sent out and bringing it into one's possession.

Definition in Chinese

通过官方或组织的正式通知，将已发出的有缺陷商品收回或把已派出的人员叫回，强调制度化和正式程序的回收或呼回过程。tōng guò guān fāng huò zǔ zhī de zhèng shì tōng zhī jiāng yǐ fā chū de yǒu quē xiàn shāng pǐn shōu huí huò bǎ yǐ pài chū de rén yuán jiào huí qiáng diào zhì dù huà hé zhèng shì chéng xù de huí shōu huò hū huí guò chéng

Word origin

召回 (zhàohuí, "call back") is a transparent compound of 召 (zhào, "summon") + 回 (huí, "return"), so its formal return meaning is easy to trace.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate recall with remembering, but this Chinese verb concerns an organized real-world return rather than retrieving a memory.

Other meanings

  • call backverb
  • summon backverb

Related words

  • 召回通知zhào huí tōng zhīrecall noticenoun

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