| 呼 | hū | to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it |
| 即 | jí | namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near |
| 来 | lái | to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next |
| 挥 | huī | to wave; to brandish; to wipe away; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb); to remove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; to be apart from in space or time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed |
| 呼之即来 | hū zhī jí lái | to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call |
