Meaning of jiào:
jiào
叫
Verb
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; variant of 叫[jiao4]
Tā dàshēng de jiào tā de péngyǒu.
他大声地叫他的朋友。
He shouted loudly to his friend.
Tā jiào le yī liàng chūzūchē.
他叫了一辆出租车。
He called a taxi.
Wǒ zài cāntīng lǐ jiào le yī pán chǎofàn.
我在餐厅里叫了一盘炒饭。
I ordered a plate of fried rice in the restaurant.
Tā jiào wǒ yīqǐ qù chīfàn.
他叫我一起去吃饭。
He asked me to go have a meal together.
Tā jiào Lǐ Míng.
他叫李明。
He is called Li Ming.
Xiǎo māo zài ménkǒu jiào le qǐlái.
小猫在门口叫了起来。
The kitten started to meow at the door.
Preposition
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
Zhè běn shū shì jiào Wáng lǎoshī xiě de.
这本书是叫王老师写的。
This book was written by Teacher Wang.
