叫

To shout in Chinese: 叫 (jiào)

jiào

to shout

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to shout
  2. 2to call
  3. 3to order
  4. 4to ask
  5. 5to be called
  6. 6by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

Stroke order

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叫

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄠˋ

jiào

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 叫 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 叫救护车。

    jiào jiù hù chē。

    Call an ambulance.

  • 我叫杰克。

    wǒ jiào jié kè。

    My name is Jack.

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Related words

叫作

jiào zuò

to call

叫板

jiào bǎn

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)

叫好

jiào hǎo

to applaud

今天

jīn tiān

today

九

jiǔ

nine

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

看

kàn

to see

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

块

kuài

lump

来

lái

to come

老师

lǎo shī

teacher

了

le

(completed action marker)

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