Chinese word

呼吁

Pronunciation

Pinyinhū yù

Meaning

  • verbcall on

Example

政府呼吁大家节约用水。zhèng fǔ hū yù dà jiā jié yuē yòng shuǐ

The government calls on everyone to save water.

Illustration for 呼吁 (call on)

More examples

联合国秘书长呼吁国际社会提供援助。lián hé guó mì shū zhǎng hū yù guó jì shè huì tí gōng yuán zhù

The United Nations secretary-general called on the international community to provide aid.

Core concept

A formal push for people to notice an issue and do something about it.

Common phrases

  • 呼吁国际社会提供援助hū yù guó jì shè huì tí gōng yuán zhù

    call on the international community to provide aid

  • 呼吁媒体加强监督hū yù méi tǐ jiā qiáng jiān dū

    call on the media to strengthen oversight

  • 呼吁公众合作hū yù gōng zhòng hé zuò

    call on the public to cooperate

Similar words

号召hào zhào: To call on a large group to cooperate or take part.
敦促dūn cù: To strongly urge someone to do something promptly.
请求qǐng qiú: To ask someone to provide help or grant permission.

Definition in Chinese

通过言语或公开声明向他人或公众提出请求、号召或恳请，常用于希望对方采取某种具体行动或关注某事。tōng guò yán yǔ huò gōng kāi shēng míng xiàng tā rén huò gōng zhòng tí chū qǐng qiú hào zhào huò kén qǐng cháng yòng yú xī wàng duì fāng cái qǔ móu zhǒng jù tǐ xíng dòng huò guān zhù mǒu shì

Word origin

呼吁 (hūyù, "call on") is built from 呼 (hū, "call") and 吁 (yù, "express a plea"), with the two parts reinforcing the idea of an earnest public appeal.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate a call with visiting someone or taking a turn to speak, but this Chinese word centers on urging attention or action in a formal setting.

Other meanings

  • appeal toverb
  • urgeverb
  • appealnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 呼吁声hū yù shēngappealnoun
  • 呼吁函hū yù hánappeal letternoun

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