shout; cry (of an animal)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to shout; to yell; to cry out loudly
informalUsed for people expressing pain, surprise, anger, or to get attention. The neutral form for general shouting is '喊'.
Hái孩
zi子
shuāi摔
téng疼
le了
，
wā哇
wā哇
de地
jiào叫
huan唤
。
The child fell and hurt himself, crying out loudly.
Bié别
jiào叫
huan唤
le了
，
lín邻
jū居
dōu都
zài在
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
Stop shouting; the neighbors are sleeping.
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Tā他
téng疼
de得
zhí直
jiào叫
huan唤
。
He cried out in pain.
verb
to make a sound; to cry (of an animal)
informalUsed specifically for animals and birds making their characteristic sounds. It's more informal than '鸣叫'.
Lǘ驴
zi子
è饿
de得
áo嗷
áo嗷
jiào叫
huan唤
。
The donkey brayed hungrily.
Xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
er儿
zài在
shù树
shàng上
jī唧
ji唧
zhā喳
zhā喳
de地
jiào叫
huan唤
。
The little birds are chirping noisily in the tree.
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Jiā家
lǐ里
de的
māo猫
dà大
qīng清
zǎo早
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
jiào叫
huan唤
le了
。
The cat at home started meowing early in the morning.