呼之即来 — Chinese idiom
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
Traditional: 呼之即來
Meaning
- to come when called ; ready and compliant
- always at sb's beck and call
Character by character
- 呼hūto breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 即jípromptly, quickly, immediately
- 来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, late
Idioms sharing a character
- 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
- 一呼百诺 yī hū bǎi nuò
- 一命呜呼 yī mìng wū hū
- 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū
- 呼来喝去 hū lái hè qù
- 呼天抢地 hū tiān qiāng dì
- 呼牛作马 hū niú zuò mǎ
- 呼牛呼马 hū niú hū mǎ
- 呼风唤雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ
- 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
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