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召唤

zhào huàn · zhao huan

Traditional 召喚

Meaning

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  1. to summon
  2. to beckon
  3. to call
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Time to go home

  1. Liangliang

    听(tīng)，谁(shéi)在(zài)召唤(zhàohuàn)孩子们(háizimen)回家(huíjiā)？

    Listen, who is calling the kids home?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)隔壁(gébì)奶奶(nǎinai)，她(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)召唤(zhàohuàn)。

    It is the next-door granny. She calls like this every day.

  3. Liangliang

    她的(tāde)声音(shēngyīn)真(zhēn)大(dà)！

    Her voice is so loud!

  4. Dengdeng

    孩子们(háizimen)一(yī)听到(tīngdào)召唤(zhàohuàn)，就(jiù)跑(pǎo)回家(huíjiā)了(le)。

    As soon as the kids hear the call, they run home.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)呢(ne)？

    And what about us?

  6. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)肚子(dùzi)也(yě)在(zài)召唤(zhàohuàn)我(wǒ)回家(huíjiā)！

    My stomach is calling me home too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)站(zhàn)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)召(zhào)唤(huàn)孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)回(huí)家(jiā)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

The mother stood at the doorway calling the children home for dinner.

02

他(tā)获(huò)得(dé)了(le)召(zhào)唤(huàn)幽(yōu)灵(líng)列(liè)车(chē)的(de)能(néng)力(lì)。

He gained the power to summon ghost trains.

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