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jiào
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to shout
  2. 2. to call
  3. 3. to order
  4. 4. to ask
  5. 5. to be called
  6. 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

Example Sentences

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我讓我媽四點鐘就把我 起來。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10278348)

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Words Containing 叫

叫床
jiào chuáng

to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking)

呼叫中心
hū jiào zhōng xīn

call center

装穷叫苦
zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ

to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)

吼叫
hǒu jiào

to howl

叫阵
jiào zhèn

to challenge an opponent to a fight

惊叫
jīng jiào

to cry out in fear

喊叫
hǎn jiào

to cry out

叫喊
jiào hǎn

exclamation

叫花子
jiào huā zi

beggar

鸮叫
xiāo jiào

(of owls) to hoot or screech

叫醒
jiào xǐng

to awaken

叫鸡
jiào jī

rooster

叫嚣
jiào xiāo

to hoot

呼叫声
hū jiào shēng

whoop

吠叫
fèi jiào

to bark

叫驴
jiào lǘ

(coll.) male donkey

随叫随到
suí jiào suí dào

to be available at any time

叫嚷
jiào rǎng

to shout

叫作
jiào zuò

to call

叫板
jiào bǎn

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)

叫苦
jiào kǔ

to whine about hardships

叫早
jiào zǎo

to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)

嗡嗡叫
wēng wēng jiào

hum

大声喊叫
dà shēng hǎn jiào

to shout loudly

大喊大叫
dà hǎn dà jiào

shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly

叫车
jiào chē

to call a cab (by phone)

虫鸟叫声
chóng niǎo jiào shēng

chirp

嘶叫
sī jiào

to whinny (of a horse)

叫好
jiào hǎo

to applaud

鬼叫
guǐ jiào

(coll.) to holler

叫道
jiào dào

to call

惨叫
cǎn jiào

to scream

叫牌
jiào pái

to bid (bridge and similar card games)

叫响
jiào xiǎng

to gain fame and success

叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié

to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly

尖叫
jiān jiào

to screech

叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān

to whine on for days (idiom)

叫做
jiào zuò

to be called; to be known as

名叫
míng jiào

called

拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué

lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!

呱呱叫
guā guā jiào

excellent

乱叫
luàn jiào

to inconsiderately shout

鸣冤叫屈
míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

嚎叫
háo jiào

to howl

叫唤
jiào huan

to cry out

猫叫声
māo jiào shēng

mew

鸣叫
míng jiào

to emit a sound

呼叫器
hū jiào qì

pager

大呼小叫
dà hū xiǎo jiào

to shout and quarrel

号叫
háo jiào

to howl

咕咕叫
gū gū jiào

sound made by an empty stomach

叫醒服务
jiào xǐng fú wù

morning call

叫春
jiào chūn

to caterwaul

呼叫
hū jiào

to shout

叫声
jiào shēng

yelling (sound made by person)

嗥叫
háo jiào

to growl

叫卖
jiào mài

to hawk (one's wares)

叫屈
jiào qū

to complain of an injustice