呼之即来

Traditional form:

呼之即來

Pinyin (reading):

hūzhījílái

Definitions:

• to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
• always at sb's beck and call

Characters:

• 呼 - to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 即 - promptly, quickly, immediately
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

Traditional characters:

• 呼 - to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 即 - promptly, quickly, immediately
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on