称呼稱呼 chēnghu — to address (someone) as; a form of address
chēnghu (first tone, high and level)cheng1hu
Traditional: 稱呼
to address (someone) as; a form of address
HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverbnoun
Meanings
to address (someone) as; a form of address
What you call someone to their face — 老师, 阿姨, 王先生. Chinese takes the choice seriously enough to have a word for the question itself: 怎么称呼您? is how you ask a stranger’s name politely.
verb
Example sentences
- 请问我应该怎么称呼您？請問我應該怎麼稱呼您？Qǐngwèn (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yīnggāi (first tone, high and level) zěnme (third tone, dipping) chēnghu (first tone, high and level) nín? (second tone, rising)···
May I ask how I should address you?
- 同学们都称呼他“老王”。同學們都稱呼他「老王」。Tóngxuémen (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) chēnghu (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) “Lǎo (third tone, dipping) Wáng”. (second tone, rising)···
His classmates all call him “Lao Wang”.