叫 jiào GRAMMAR
HSK 1 · Grammar note

叫 — how to use it in Chinese

to be called; to call; to shout
Frequent patterns
叫
to be called; to call; to shout
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Explanation

Besides calling/name, it introduces names: 我叫王明.

Example sentences
我 wǒ 叫 jiào 小明 Xiǎomíng
My name is Xiaoming
他 tā 叫 jiào 我 wǒ 来 lái
He called me here
孩子 háizi 叫 jiào 妈妈 māma
Child calls mom
More HSK1 grammar
汉语 Hànyǔ 汉字 Hànzì 中国 Zhōngguó 中文 Zhōngwén 吧 ba 边 biān 半 bàn 不 bù

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