叫唤

叫喚

jiàohuan

verb #19,152

Meanings

那只狗一直在叫唤。

Nà zhī gǒu yìzhí zài jiàohuan.

That dog keeps barking.

孩子疼得直叫唤。

Háizi téng de zhí jiàohuan.

The child was crying out in pain.

叫唤 is colloquial and slightly informal. It can describe animal sounds (barking, yelping) or people making a fuss. More colorful than neutral 叫.

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