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叫做

jiào zuò · jiao zuo

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Meaning

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  1. to be called; to be known as
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Name of a flower

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)朵(duǒ)黄色(huángsè)的(de)花(huā)叫做(jiàozuò)什么(shénme)？

    What is this yellow flower called?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。问问(wènwèn)琦琦(qíqí)吧(ba)。

    I do not know either. Let us ask Qiqi.

  3. Qiqi

    它(tā)叫做(jiàozuò)月季(yuèjì)，是(shì)很(hěn)常见(chángjiàn)的(de)花(huā)。

    It is called a Chinese rose. It is a very common flower.

  4. Dengdeng

    月季(yuèjì)？名字(míngzi)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    Chinese rose? What a nice name.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)这(zhè)叫做(jiàozuò)玫瑰(méiguī)。

    I thought this was called a rose.

  6. Qiqi

    它们(tāmen)长(zhǎng)得(de)很像(hěnxiàng)，很多(hěnduō)人(rén)都(dōu)分不清(fēnbùqīng)。

    They look very alike. Many people cannot tell them apart.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)百(bǎi)年(nián)被(bèi)叫(jiào)做(zuò)一(yí)个(gè)世(shì)纪(jì)。

A hundred years is called a century.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Venki · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)花(huā)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)叫(jiào)做(zuò)夜(yè)来(lái)香(xiāng)。

This kind of flower is called tuberose in our hometown.

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