叫法

jiàofǎ
noun #15,846

Meanings

  1. 1 way of calling something
  2. 2 term
  3. 3 name (for something)

Examples

Zhège dōngxi zài bùtóng dìfāng yǒu bùtóng de jiàofǎ.
This thing is called different names in different places.
'Tǔdòu' shì běifāng de jiàofǎ, nánfāng jiào 'yángyù'.
'Tudou' is the northern term; in the south they say 'yangyu' (for potato).

Tips

grammar
叫法 follows the verb + pattern meaning 'way of doing X': 说法 (way of saying/statement), 做法 (way of doing/method), (way of writing), 看法 (point of view).

Stroke Order

jiào