Chinese Word: 叫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

叫HSK 1

Pinyin: jiào

English Definition: to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

Chinese Definition:
①呼喊：叫喊。叫嚣(呼喊，吵闹)。叫阵。叫座(戏曲或演员能吸引观众，看的人多)。叫苦不迭。鸣冤叫屈。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic: 丩 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 丩 [ jiū ] to connect, to join; vine

Similar Characters: 叨叩呌

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叫做	jiào zuò	to be called; to be known as	HSK 1
喊叫	hǎn jiào	to cry out; to shout	HSK 5
叫喊	jiào hǎn	exclamation; outcry; shout; yell	HSK 5
叫好	jiào hǎo	to applaud; to cheer	HSK 1
惊叫	jīng jiào	to cry out in fear

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1		tā 他 jiào shén 叫什 me 么 míng ér 名儿？ What's his name?
2		wǒ 我 zài 在 hòu miàn 后面 jiào 叫 nǐ 你， dàn shì 但是 nǐ 你 méi yǒu 没有 tīng dào 听到。 I called after you, but you did not hear.
3		tā 他 de 的 qī zǐ 妻子 zài 在 hòu miàn 后面 jiào 叫 tā 他， dàn shì 但是 tā 他 méi yǒu 没有 tīng jiàn 听见。 His wife called after him, but he didn't hear.
4		tā men 他们 jiào 叫 tā 他 jìn qù 进去。 They bade him enter.
5		wǒ 我 zài 在 tā 他 hòu miàn 后面 jiào 叫 le 了 sān sì 三四 cì 次。 I called after him three or four times.

1		tā 他 jiào shén 叫什 me 么 míng ér 名儿？ What's his name?
2		wǒ 我 zài 在 hòu miàn 后面 jiào 叫 nǐ 你， dàn shì 但是 nǐ 你 méi yǒu 没有 tīng dào 听到。 I called after you, but you did not hear.
3		tā 他 de 的 qī zǐ 妻子 zài 在 hòu miàn 后面 jiào 叫 tā 他， dàn shì 但是 tā 他 méi yǒu 没有 tīng jiàn 听见。 His wife called after him, but he didn't hear.
4		tā men 他们 jiào 叫 tā 他 jìn qù 进去。 They bade him enter.
5		wǒ 我 zài 在 tā 他 hòu miàn 后面 jiào 叫 le 了 sān sì 三四 cì 次。 I called after him three or four times.