叫

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Pronunciation : jiào

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Meaning :
  1. cry; shout; bark. (v)
  2. call; greet. (v)
  3. name; be called. (v)
Radical : 口
Strokes : 5
Traditional : 叫
Usage : 29.7%
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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你 : you
叫 : be called
什么 : what
名字 : name
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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July 13th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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