名叫

míngjiào

verb #2,381

Meanings

1 to be called
2 named

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

她名叫李华。

Tā míngjiào Lǐ Huá.

Her name is Li Hua.

HSK 3

有一个名叫小明的男孩。

Yǒu yīgè míngjiào Xiǎo míng de nánhái.

There is a boy named Xiaoming.

Tips

usage

名叫 is used in narrative or written contexts to introduce names. In spoken Chinese, 叫 alone is more natural: 他叫小明. 名叫 sounds more literary or formal.

Stroke Order

名 míng

叫 jiào