叫法

jiàofǎ

noun #15,846

Meanings

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

Characters

to call; to name

Examples

这个东西在不同地方有不同的叫法。

Zhège dōngxi zài bùtóng dìfāng yǒu bùtóng de jiàofǎ.

This thing is called different names in different places.

'土豆'是北方的叫法，南方叫'洋芋'。

' 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 + 法 pattern meaning 'way of doing X': 说法 (way of saying/statement), 做法 (way of doing/method), 写法 (way of writing), 看法 (point of view).

Stroke Order

叫 jiào

法 fǎ