叫
jiào
to be called; to be named
Every meaning
jiào
- to be called; to be named
- to call; to shout
- to order (food, a taxi)
- cry; call (of an animal)
- to make; to let (as in 叫他去)
- (used to mark the passive) by
In a sentence
外面有人在叫你。
Someone outside is calling you.
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In the Library
她每天早上七点叫我起床。
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八点多，有人在门外叫：“丽丽！
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我叫她。
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Words with 叫
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).