Definition & Meaning

1.address; call; name

2.form of address in somebody's presence

Word usage

chēng hu

称 呼

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1
v.address; call; name
- nǐ shuō wǒ gāi zěn me chēng hu tā
  你说我该怎么称呼她？
  How should I address her?
- tā bù xǐ huan bié rén yòng guān xián lái chēng hu zì jǐ
  她不喜欢别人用官衔来称呼自己。
  She doesn't like to be called by her official title.
- zhè míng lǎo shī yǐ xué sheng de xìng shì chēng hu tā men
  这名老师以学生的姓氏称呼他们。
  The teacher addresses the students by their surnames.
2
n.form of address in somebody's presence
- zài yīng guó duì wài kē yī shēng de chēng hu shì xiān sheng ér bù shì bó shì
  在英国，对外科医生的称呼是“先生”而不是“博士”。
  In Britain, a surgeon is addressed as "Mr" not "Dr".
- xǔ duō lǎo bǎn rèn wéi mì shū qí shí jiù shì dǎ zì yuán zhǐ bu guò chēng hu hǎo tīng diǎn bà le
  许多老板认为秘书其实就是打字员，只不过称呼好听点罢了。
  Many bosses view secretaries as no more than glorified typists.
- wǒ bù néng yòng yī shēng zhè ge chēng hu měi huà tā
  我不能用“医生”这个称呼美化他。
  I cannot dignify him with the name "physician".
synonym
míng zi名字 míng chēng名称 chēng hào称号 rén chēng人称 míng hào名号 chēng wèi称谓

Word usage

Note
"称呼" is different from "称号". "称号" refers to the name assigned by the relevant parties; "称呼" refers to the name people use to call each other.
common measure word
"称呼" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个称呼
  one address

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