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Pinyin jiào IPA [tɕjɑʊ˥˩] Zhuyin ㄐㄧㄠˋ
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 3 freq #200

Meaning

To be called or named, and to call or shout. 我叫王月 means "I'm called Wang Yue", and 你叫什么名字? asks someone's name.

Examples

狗会叫。 gǒu huì jiào Dogs bark.
狗在叫。 gǒu zài jiào The dog is barking.
狗叫了吗? gǒu jiào le ma Did the dog bark?

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