HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1/V3
Correct

叫

/ jiào / 
Strokes

Definition

to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

Example

As a Verb

cry; shout

1
Xiēsīdelǐ
歇斯底里
dì
地
dà
大
jiào
叫

scream hysterically

2
Téng
疼
de
得
dà
大
jiào
叫

cry/call out in pain

3
Dà
大
jiào
叫
yīshēng
一声

cry out loudly; give a loud cry

As a Verb

(of animals) cry; scream

4
Xīshuài
蟋蟀
zài
在
hēiàn
黑暗
zhōng
中
jiào
叫
gè
个
bù
不
tíng
停
  
。

Crickets kept chirping in the dark.

5
Xǐquè
喜鹊
zài
在
shùshàng
树上
chācha
喳喳
jiào
叫
  
。

A magpie chattered in the tree.

6
Wǒmen
我们
tīngdào
听到
māojiàoshēng
猫叫声
  
。

We heard the mew of a cat.

7
Qīngwā
青蛙
  
/
wūyā
乌鸦
guāguājiào
呱呱叫
  
。

Frogs/Ravens are croaking.

8
Jī
鸡
zài
在
jiào
叫
  
。

The rooster is crowing.

9
Yáng
羊
jiào
叫

bleat

10
Lǘ
驴
jiào
叫

bray

11
Gǒujiào
狗叫

bark

As a Verb

be called/known as; name

12
Zhè
这
dōngxī
东西
jiào
叫
shénme
什么
  
?

What is this called?

13
Nǐ
你
jiào
叫
shénme
什么
míngzi
名字
  
?

What's your name? / May I know your name?

14
Nā
那
zhēn
真
jiàohǎo
叫好
  
!

That is really wonderful!

As a Verb

call; summon

15
Tā
他
yǒu
有
jíshì
急事
bèi
被
rén
人
jiào
叫
zǒu
走
le
了
  
。

He was called away for something urgent.

16
Wǒ
我
qù
去
jiào
叫
tā
他
  
。

I'll go and call him.

17
Bǎ
把
tā
他
jiào
叫
huílai
回来

call him back

18
Jiào
叫
jǐngchá
警察
  
/
jiùhùchē
救护车
  
/
yīshēng
医生

call the police/an ambulance/a doctor

As a Verb

send for; hire; order

19
Jiào
叫
tái
台
shōugējī
收割机
shōu
收
xiǎomài
小麦

hire a reaper to harvest the wheat

20
Jiào
叫
yīxiē
一些
méi
煤

send for some coal

21
Jiào
叫
chūzūchē
出租车

call a taxi

As a Verb

ask; order

22
Tā
她
jiào
叫
wǒ
我
sòng
送
sòng
送
tā
她
  
。

She asked me to see her off.

23
Shuí
谁
jiào
叫
nǐ
你
lái
来
de
的
  
?

Who told you to come? / Who sent you here?

24
Lǎoshī
老师
jiào
叫
tā
他
zhùyì
注意
pīnxiě
拼写
  
。

The teacher called his attention to spelling.

25
Jiào
叫
chúshī
厨师
qù
去
zuòfàn
做饭

order the cook to prepare dinner

As a Verb

permit; allow

26
Shì
是
shuí
谁
jiào
叫
tāmen
他们
zǎo
早
zǒu
走
de
的
  
?

Who permitted their leaving early?

As a Preposition

[used in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action]

27
Tā
他
de
的
qiánbāo
钱包
jiào
叫
rén
人
qiāng
抢
le
了
  
。

He was robbed of his wallet.

28
Biè
别
jiào
叫
rén
人
xiàohuà
笑话
  
!

Don't make yourself a laughingstock! / Don't make a fool of yourself.

As an Adjective

male (animal)