号召
hàozhào
to call upon; appeal
Part of speech · verb / noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 政府号召大家节约用水。The government calls on everyone to save water.
- 他的号召得到了很多人的支持。His appeal won the support of many people.
Collocations
号召大家响应号召发出号召号召力
Mnemonic
号 hào "to call out" + 召 zhào "to summon": to call out and summon, i.e. to call upon, an appeal. Works as verb and noun. Polyphone: 号 is hào "number/call" (号召) but háo "to howl" (号叫); here it is hào.
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Quick check
How is 号 read in 号召?