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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

称呼 [chēnghu]
  1. 1. verb call
    我不知道怎么称呼他。
    I don't know what I should call him.
  2. 2. noun form of address

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

称呼 [chēnghu]
  1. 1. call; address; term
    我该怎么称呼她？
    What should I call her? or How should I address her?
  2. 2. a form of address

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

称呼 [chēnghu]
  1. 1. 动 叫
    人们都称呼他王大爷
  2. 2. 名 当面招呼时用来体现彼此身份、关系的名称。如老师、同学、师傅、厂长、同志、小姐等。
  3. 3. 跟"称号"不同，不指有关方面赋予的名称。
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Examples

亲昵的称呼
an affectionate form of address
这个词是旧时下对上的称呼。
This word was used in the old days to address one's superiors.
信件开头的称呼一定要顶格写。
The receivers name at the beginning of a letter must be written without any left margin on the paper.
根据他的所作所为，称呼他为乡愿一点都不冤枉。
It is no exaggeration to call him a hypocrite, after what he has done.
在中国，妇女一般是对已婚女人的称呼。
In China, "women" is a title for married women.
国家元首在不同的国家有不同的称呼。
The head of a country has different titles in different countries.
娣姒(妯娌。姒：古代弟妻对兄妻的称呼)。
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Collocations

怎么称呼
how to address
正确地称呼
address somebody correctly
称呼语
form of address
称呼为
address as
亲切的称呼
kind address
具体称呼
specific address

Word Decomposition

称
[chēng] 		+ 呼
[hū]

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