Chinese Word: 吁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吁 (Trad.: 籲)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:于 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 于 [ yú ] at, in, on; to, from; alas!

Similar Characters: 叮盯町旰旺盱迂吀

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Pinyin: xū

English Definition:sh; hush

Chinese Definition:
①叹息：长吁短叹。［词性］[叹]
②表示惊疑：吁，是何言欤？

Example Words:

长吁短叹	cháng xū duǎn tàn	long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
吁吁	xū xū	to pant; to gasp for breath
喘吁吁	chuǎn xū xū	to puff and blow
气吁吁	qì xū xū	to pant; to gasp for breath
气喘吁吁	qì chuǎn xū xū	to pant; to gasp for breath

Pinyin: yù

English Definition:to implore

Example Words:

呼吁HSK 6	hū yù	to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal
吁请	yù qǐng	to implore; to entreat
黑奴吁天录	hēi nú yù tiān lù	Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林纾

1		lǎo rén 老人 pǎo bù 跑步 hòu 后 qì chuǎn xū xū 气喘吁吁、 liǎn sè 脸色 tōng hóng 通红。 The old man was panting and his face was red after running.
2		jìn nián lái 近年来， guó jì 国际 shè huì 社会 pǔ biàn 普遍 hū yù 呼吁 bǎo hù 保护 yà mǎ xùn 亚马逊 yǔ lín 雨林。 In recent years, the international community has been calling for the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
3		shǒu xiàng 首相 zài 在 fēng huì 峰会 shàng 上 hū yù 呼吁 gè guó 各国 hé zuò 合作 jiě jué 解决 qì hòu 气候 biàn huà 变化 wèn tí 问题。 The Prime Minister urged all countries to cooperate in addressing climate change at the summit.
4		zhī chí zhě 支持者 men 们 gāo hū 高呼 kǒu hào 口号， hū yù 呼吁 zhèng fǔ 政府 cǎi qǔ 采取 xíng dòng 行动 jiě jué 解决 qì hòu 气候 biàn huà 变化 wèn tí 问题。 Supporters chanted slogans, calling on the government to take action on climate change.
5		zuì jìn 最近， guó jiā 国家 guān fāng 官方 duì yú 对于 jiā dà 加大 huán jìng 环境 zhì lǐ 治理 lì dù 力度 de 的 hū yù 呼吁 yuè lái yuè 越来越 gāo 高。 Recently, the national government has been calling for more efforts to combat environmental pollution.

1		lǎo rén 老人 pǎo bù 跑步 hòu 后 qì chuǎn xū xū 气喘吁吁、 liǎn sè 脸色 tōng hóng 通红。 The old man was panting and his face was red after running.
2		jìn nián lái 近年来， guó jì 国际 shè huì 社会 pǔ biàn 普遍 hū yù 呼吁 bǎo hù 保护 yà mǎ xùn 亚马逊 yǔ lín 雨林。 In recent years, the international community has been calling for the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
3		shǒu xiàng 首相 zài 在 fēng huì 峰会 shàng 上 hū yù 呼吁 gè guó 各国 hé zuò 合作 jiě jué 解决 qì hòu 气候 biàn huà 变化 wèn tí 问题。 The Prime Minister urged all countries to cooperate in addressing climate change at the summit.
4		zhī chí zhě 支持者 men 们 gāo hū 高呼 kǒu hào 口号， hū yù 呼吁 zhèng fǔ 政府 cǎi qǔ 采取 xíng dòng 行动 jiě jué 解决 qì hòu 气候 biàn huà 变化 wèn tí 问题。 Supporters chanted slogans, calling on the government to take action on climate change.
5		zuì jìn 最近， guó jiā 国家 guān fāng 官方 duì yú 对于 jiā dà 加大 huán jìng 环境 zhì lǐ 治理 lì dù 力度 de 的 hū yù 呼吁 yuè lái yuè 越来越 gāo 高。 Recently, the national government has been calling for more efforts to combat environmental pollution.