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叫

jiào

1. verb to call out; to shout; (of animals) to cry, to bark

   外面有人叫你。

   Wàimiàn yǒu rén jiào nǐ.

   Someone outside is calling you.

2. verb to be called; to be named

   我叫小明。

   Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.

   My name is Xiaoming.

3. verb causative verb: to tell, to ask, to order (V1 of a pivot construction)

   她叫他别担心了。

   Tā jiào tā bié dānxīn le.

   She told him not to worry.

4. preposition colloquial passive marker, like 被

   我的伞叫人借走了。

   Wǒ de sǎn jiào rén jiè zǒu le.

   My umbrella got borrowed by someone.

5. verb to order (food, a ride); to summon a service

   我们中午叫外卖吧。

   Wǒmen zhōngwǔ jiào wàimài ba.

   Let's order takeout for lunch.

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