Pronunciation
:
jiàozuò
Meaning
:
(verb) to be called
HSK
:
2
叫
作
Pronunciation
:
jiào
Meaning
:
  1. (verb) cry; shout; bark
  2. (verb) call; greet
  3. (verb) name; be called
Radical
:
口
Strokes
:
5
Traditional
:
叫
Sentences:
这种花叫作玫瑰。
This flower is called a rose.

zhè zhǒng huā jiào zuò méi guī 。

这种
:
this kind
花
:
flower
叫作
:
be called
玫瑰
:
rose
这个地方叫作北京。
This place is called Beijing.

zhè ge dì fāng jiào zuò běi jīng 。

这个
:
this
地方
:
place
叫作
:
be called
北京
:
Beijing
他被叫作老师。
He is called a teacher.

tā bèi jiào zuò lǎo shī 。

他
:
he
被
:
(passive)
叫作
:
be called
老师
:
teacher
这种行为叫作欺骗。
This behavior is called cheating.

zhè zhǒng xíng wéi jiào zuò qī piàn 。

这种
:
this kind
行为
:
behavior
叫作
:
be called
欺骗
:
cheating