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| Pronunciation |
: |
jiào |
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| Meaning |
: |
- cry; shout; bark. (v)
- call; greet. (v)
- name; be called. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
叫 |
| Usage |
: |
29.7% |
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Sentences:
| 1. The steam whistle is blowing. |
| qì |
dí |
zài |
jiào |
。 |
| 汽 |
笛 |
在 |
叫 |
。 |
|
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|
| 汽笛 |
: |
steam whistle |
| 在 |
: |
(adverb) indicates action in progress |
| 叫 |
: |
cry, shout, bark |
|
| 2. Somebody called him outside. |
| tā |
bèi |
rén |
jiào |
chū |
qù |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
被 |
人 |
叫 |
出 |
去 |
了 |
。 |
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 被 |
: |
being |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 叫 |
: |
call |
| 出去 |
: |
go out, get out |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 3. What’s your name? |
| nǐ |
jiào |
shén |
me |
míng |
zì |
? |
| 你 |
叫 |
什 |
么 |
名 |
字 |
？ |
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|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 叫 |
: |
be called |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
| 名字 |
: |
name |
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| 4. Los Angeles is also called the City of Angels. |
| luò |
shān |
jī |
yòu |
jiào |
tiān |
shǐ |
zhī |
chéng |
。 |
| 洛 |
杉 |
矶 |
又 |
叫 |
天 |
使 |
之 |
城 |
。 |
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| 洛杉矶 |
: |
Los Angeles |
| 又 |
: |
also |
| 叫 |
: |
be called |
| 天使 |
: |
angel |
| 之 |
: |
(particle) used between an attribute and the word it modifies (like 的 in this context) |
| 城 |
: |
city |
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