叫[jiào]

动

1. cry; shout

♦ 大~一声 give a loud cry; shout; cry out loudly

♦ 汽笛在~。 The steam whistle is blowing.

2. call; greet

♦ 外边有人~你。 Somebody outside is calling you.

♦ 你的电话~通了。 Your call has been put through.

♦ 这孩子腼腆, 不爱~人。 The child is shy and doesn't like to greet people.

3. hire; order

♦ ~个出租汽车 hire (or call) a taxi

♦ ~二百斤煤 order 200 jin of coal

4. name; call

♦ 人们~他小张。 People call him Xiao Zhang.

♦ 他~什么名儿？ What's his name?

5. ask; order

♦ ~他进来吗？Shall I ask him (to come) in?

♦ 医生~她卧床休息。 The doctor ordered her to stay in bed.

6. permit; allow

♦ 他哥哥不~他去。 His brother did not allow him to go.

介(used in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action)

♦ ~你猜着了。 You've guessed right.

♦ 你~雨淋湿了吗？Did you get wet?