叫唤

叫喚

jiàohuan

verb #19,152

Meanings

1 to cry out
2 to bark
3 to yelp
4 to make a racket

Characters

to shout; to call

to call out; to summon

Examples

HSK 2

那只狗一直在叫唤。

Nà zhī gǒu yìzhí zài jiàohuan.

That dog keeps barking.

HSK 3

孩子疼得直叫唤。

Háizi téng de zhí jiàohuan.

The child was crying out in pain.

Tips

register

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

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

唤 huàn