hào zhào
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  • 1

    v.call on; appeal (the masses to join forces to do something)

    • zhèng fǔ hào zhào shì mín jié yuē yòng shuǐ

      政府号召市民节约用水

      The government appeals to the citizens to conserve water.

    • tā men hào zhào xī fāng guó jiā wèi zuì pín kùn guó jiā bō gèng duō de kuǎn

      他们号召西方国家贫困国家

      They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations.

    • xǔ duō rén xiǎng yìng hào zhào xíng dòng qi lai

      许多响应号召行动起来

      A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal.

  • 2

    n.call; appeal

    • dà xué shēng yīng xiǎng yìng dǎng de hào zhào dào jī céng dān wèi qù

      大学生响应号召基层单位

      College students should answer the party's call to go down to the grass-roots units.

    • wǒ men yào jī jí xiǎng yìng guó jiā hào zhào

      我们积极响应国家号召

      We should actively respond to the call of our country.

    • zhè hào zhào shì zǒng tǒng fā chū de

      号召总统发出

      The call was issued by the president.

Word usage

  • Note
    "号召" is different from "号令". "号召" indicates the hope that the masses will complete according to the requirements, and it is not compulsory; "号令" is compulsory.
  • "号召" is often matched with measure word "句"or"次".
    • 号召

      one sentence of the call

    • 号召

      one call