叫作

jiàozuò

to call; to be called

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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  • 叫jiàoto shoutB1
  • 叫板jiàobǎnto signal the musicians (in Chinese opera,B7
  • 叫好jiàohǎoto applaudB7
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