This is the 400th most frequent Chinese word.


"叫" means "to be called," "to call," or "to shout."


'叫' is used here to denote someone's name, equivalent to 'to be called'.

我叫李华。

My name is Li Hua.


'叫' is used here to indicate the act of calling or hailing a taxi.

他叫了一辆出租车。

He hailed a taxi.


'叫' is used here to express being called or beckoned to do something.

小明被妈妈叫去吃饭。

Xiaoming was called by his mother to eat.