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kǒu

mouth



  • name; call
  • call; greet
  • order; hire
  • ask; order
  • shout; cry
  • by

jiào-hǎn
叫喊

v.

shout; yell

jiào-hǎo
叫好

v.

applaud; shout “well done”

jiào-kǔ
叫苦

v.

moan and groan; complain of hardship of suffering

jiào-mà
叫骂

v.

shout curses

jiào-mài
叫卖

v.

cry one’s wares

jiào-zuò
叫座

v.

draw a large audience

jiào-zuò
叫作

v.

be called; be known as

jiào-kǔ-lián-tiān
叫苦连天
complain to high heaven; acutely hurt or feels unfair

Usage 用法

name; call

Wǒ-men dōu jiào tā xiǎo-māo-mī.
我们都叫她小猫咪。
We call call her “Kitten”.

call; greet

Lóu-xià yǒu rén zài jiào tā.
楼下有人在叫他。
Someone downstairs is calling him.

oder; hire

Wǒ gěi tā jiào le jiǎo-zi hé jī-dàn-tāng.
我给他叫了饺子和鸡蛋汤。
I ordered dumplings and an egg soup for him.

ask; order

Wǒ jiào nǐ guò-lai, nǐ zài guò-lai.
我叫你过来,你再过来。
Wait till I call you to come.

shout; cry

Nǐ zài zǒu-láng lǐ dà jiào shén-me?
你在走廊里大叫什么?
What makes you cry aloud in the corridor?

by

Wǒ wàng zài zhuō shang de shū jiào rén ná zǒu le.
我忘在桌上的书叫人拿走了。
The book I left on the desk was taken away by someone.