叫做

jiàozuò

Traditional: 叫做

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Translation

to be called, to be known as

Word origin

A compound of 叫 (jiào, to call) and 做 (zuò, to make, to act as), together meaning to be called or designated as.

Origin
compound
Root
叫 (jiào, to call) + 做 (zuò, to do)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 叫

Stroke order for 做

Examples

kuí

This kind of flower is called a sunflower.

yǎng

The cat he keeps is called Xiao Bai.

càidòu

This dish is known as mapo tofu.

zuòtài

That mountain is called Mount Tai.

jiào

We call this process fermentation.

叫做 (jiào zuò) means to be called or to be known as, used to give the name of a thing. It is interchangeable in many contexts with 叫 and the more formal 称为.

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This word is part of lesson 30.