jiào

  1. jiào verb to call; to hail; to greet
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 召唤 (CC-CEDICT '叫'; Guoyu '叫' v 4; Mathews 1931 '叫', p. 95; Sun 2006, loc. 2147; Unihan '叫'; XHZD '叫' 4, p. 341)
  2. jiào preposition by
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Passive 被动
    Notes: Used as a causative marker in serial verb constructions (CC-CEDICT '叫'; Guoyu '叫' prep; Sun 2006, loc. 2147; XHZD '叫' 6, p. 341)
  3. jiào verb to yell; to shout
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 拍手叫好 clap hands and shout applause (CC-CEDICT '叫'; Guoyu '叫' v 1; Kroll 2015 '叫' 1, p. 205; Unihan '叫'; XHZD '叫' 1, p. 341)
  4. jiào verb to order; to cause
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: To make somebody do something, in the sense of 使 or 令 (CC-CEDICT '叫'; Guoyu '叫' v 6; Mathews 1931 '叫', p. 95; Unihan '叫'; XHZD '叫' 5, p. 341)
  5. jiào verb to crow; to bark; to cry
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Of an animal, in the sense of 鸣 (Guoyu '叫' v 2; Kroll 2015 '叫' 1, p. 205; Mathews 1931 '叫', p. 95; XHZD '叫' 2, p. 341)
  6. jiào verb to name; to call by name
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 称为 (CC-CEDICT '叫'; Guoyu '叫' v 3; XHZD '叫' 3, p. 341)
  7. jiào verb to engage; to hire to do
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 雇用 (Guoyu '叫' v 5; Mathews 1931 '叫', p. 95)

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拍手叫好

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