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名叫

míng jiào · ming jiao

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Meaning

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  1. called
  2. named
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Two dogs, one name

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)养(yǎng)了(le)一只(yīzhǐ)小狗(xiǎogǒu)，名叫(míngjiào)豆豆(dòudòu)。

    I have a puppy named Doudou.

  2. Liangliang

    真巧(zhēnqiǎo)！我(wǒ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)也(yě)名叫(míngjiào)豆豆(dòudòu)。

    What a coincidence! My puppy is named Doudou too.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)让(ràng)它们(tāmen)见面(jiànmiàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let them meet tomorrow.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)一声(yīshēng)豆豆(dòudòu)，两只(liǎngzhǐ)狗(gǒu)都(dōu)会(huì)跑过来(pǎoguòlái)。

    But if I call 'Doudou', both dogs will run over.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)叫(jiào)大豆豆(dàdòudòu)和(hé)小豆豆(xiǎodòudòu)吧(ba)。

    Then we'll call them Big Doudou and Little Doudou.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)问(wèn)这(zhè)条(tiáo)街(jiē)的(de)街(jiē)名(míng)叫(jiào)什(shén)么(me)？

What's the name of this street, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by autuno · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)住(zhù)在(zài)一(yí)个(gè)街(jiē)区(qū)之(zhī)外(wài)，名(míng)叫(jiào)苏(sū)珊(shān)。

She lives a block away and her name is Susan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CP · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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