Using the verb "jiao"

Structure

The verb 叫 means both "to call" and "to be called". It's an easy way to give names, using the following structure:

Subject + 叫 + Name

This can be used to give your full name or just your first name.

examples

• 我 叫 修远。
• 他 叫 李小龙。
• 我 哥哥 叫 老木。

You can also ask people their names using 叫:

• 你 叫 什么 名字？

See also

• Using the verb xing
• Introducing people

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 24-5) →buy