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叫

jiào · jiao

Traditional 呌

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Meaning

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jiào 叫

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

jiào 呌

  1. variant of 叫 (jiào)
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In a conversation

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What is this called?

  1. Leon

    这个(zhège)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)？

    What is this called?

  2. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)叫(jiào)包子(bāozi)。

    This is called baozi.

  3. Leon

    那个(nàge)呢(ne)？

    And that one?

  4. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)也(yě)叫(jiào)包子(bāozi)，不过(bùguò)里面(lǐmiàn)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)。

    That one is also called baozi, but the inside is different.

  5. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)叫(jiào)肉包(ròubāo)，那个(nàge)叫(jiào)菜包(càibāo)。

    This is called meat baozi, and that is called veggie baozi.

  6. Leon

    我(wǒ)明白(míngbai)了(le)！这个(zhège)叫(jiào)好吃(hǎochī)，那个(nàge)也(yě)叫(jiào)好吃(hǎochī)。

    I get it! This one is called delicious, and that one is too.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)封(fēng)信(xìn)，叫(jiào)他(tā)早(zǎo)点(diǎn)回(huí)。

I wrote a letter asking him to return a bit earlier.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

外(wài)面(miàn)有(yǒu)人(rén)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)，快(kuài)出(chū)去(qù)看(kàn)看(kan)吧(ba)。

Someone outside is calling you; go out and take a look.

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