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*<span class="notranslate">這 個 美女 <code>叫</code> Ana。/这 个 美女 <code>叫</code> Ana。Zhè gè měinǚ jiào Ana.</span> | *<span class="notranslate">這 個 美女 <code>叫</code> Ana。/这 个 美女 <code>叫</code> Ana。Zhè gè měinǚ jiào Ana.</span> | ||
<blockquote>This pretty girl is named Ana.</blockquote> | <blockquote>This pretty girl is named Ana.</blockquote> | ||
==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/是...的|是...的]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Express-possession-with-有-(yǒu)|Express possession with 有 (yǒu)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Plural|Plural]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/个-(ge)|个 (ge)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/都-(dōu)|都 (dōu)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] | |||
Revision as of 16:45, 26 February 2023
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The verb 叫 (jiào) means both “to call oneself” and “to be called”. It's a very simple way to give one's name in Chinese.
Structure
Subject + 叫 + Name
This structure can be used with your full name or just your first name.
Examples
- 我
叫Tom。/我叫Tom。Wǒ jiào Tom.
My name is Tom.
- 他
叫李小龍。/他叫李小龙。 Tā jiào Lǐ Xiǎolóng.
His name is Li Xiaolong.
- 我 哥哥
叫老木。/我 哥哥叫老木。 Wǒ gēgē jiào Lǎo Mù.
My brother calls himself Lao Mu.
- 這 個 美女
叫Ana。/这 个 美女叫Ana。Zhè gè měinǚ jiào Ana.
This pretty girl is named Ana.