ChineseSkillDICTIONARY
CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

叫

jiàoHSK 1

叫 (jiào) is an HSK 1 Chinese word with 5 definitions and 10 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS5
EXAMPLES10
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

preposition 介

  1. Englishused in a passive sentence to introduce the agent; by

    • EX
      鱼叫猫吃了。

      The fish was eaten by the cat.

    • EX
      我叫虫子咬了。

      I was bitten by a bug.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto be called

    • EX
      我叫林红。

      My name is Lin Hong.

    • EX
      你叫什么名字？

      What's your name?

  2. Englishto call

    • EX
      我要叫警察了。

      I'm going to call the police.

    • EX
      如果需要帮助，我就叫你。

      I'll call you if I need help.

  3. Englishto ask; to order

    • EX
      医生叫他在家休息三天。

      The doctor told him to rest at home for three days.

    • EX
      老板叫你去他办公室。

      The boss asked you to go to his office.

  4. Englishto shout

    • EX
      他在门外叫我的名字。

      He called my name outside the door.

    • EX
      楼下的小猫叫了一个晚上。

      The kitten downstairs meowed all night.