What does 叫 mean in Chinese?

叫 (jiào) means "to be called" in Chinese.

叫

Q: How do you use 叫 in a sentence?

我叫小明。 (Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.) — My name is Xiaoming.

Pinyin: jiào

to be called

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

Example sentence

我叫小明。

Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.

My name is Xiaoming.

What 叫 means

叫 (jiào) is a Chinese word meaning “to be called”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

做 zuò to do; to make 看 kàn to look; to watch; to read 听 tīng to listen 写 xiě to write 读 dú to read (aloud) 去 qù to go 来 lái to come 买 mǎi to buy 住 zhù to live (somewhere) 坐 zuò to sit; to take (transport) 开 kāi to open; to drive 看见 kàn jiàn to see

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