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叫 jiào

to be called

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 1
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口丩 ⿰口丩

Memory hint: mouth

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Example sentences with 叫

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  1. 我叫小明。
    Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.
    My name is Xiaoming.
    i am-called xiaoming
  2. 你叫什么名字？
    Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
    What's your name?
    you called what name (question)
  3. 我们叫他一起来吧。
    Wǒmen jiào tā yìqǐ lái ba.
    Let's ask him to come along.
    we call he together come (suggestion)
  4. 她不叫小红，她叫小丽。
    Tā bú jiào Xiǎohóng, tā jiào Xiǎolì.
    She's not called Xiaohong, she's called Xiaoli.
    she not called xiaohong, she called xiaoli
  5. 开会的时候，请叫我的名字。
    Kāihuì de shíhou, qǐng jiào wǒ de míngzi.
    During the meeting, please call my name.
    hold-meeting (particle) time, please call i (particle) name

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