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jiào
v. to shout; to name, to be called; to call or summon
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Other meanings
[jiào]   v. (of animals) to cry, to scream
[jiào]   v. to make ...(do...); to ask, to order; to permit, to allow
[jiào]   prep. by (introducing the agent in a passive sentence)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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nǐ jiào shén me míng zi ?
phr. What is your name?
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wǒ jiào lǐ míng .
phr. My name is Li Ming.
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bié rén yì bān dōu zěn me jiào nǐ ?
phr. What do people call you?
jiào hǎo
v. applaud, cheer
luàn jiào
v. shout inconsiderately
dà jiào
v. shout loudly
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wèi ! nǐ jiào shén me míng zi ?
phr. Hey, what's your name?
jiào chē
v. call a car, call the taxi
bié jiào
phr. don't shout
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wǒ jiào wáng xiǎo wén
phr. My name is Wang Xiaowen.
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tā jiào shén me míng zi
phr. What's his name?
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tā jiào hé rú
phr. Her name is He Ru.
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hán guó yě jiào nán hán
n. The Republic of Korea is also called South Korea.
jiào jiù hù chē
phr. to call an ambulance