# 叫 (jiào): to call | HSK 1 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-1/jiao-0091
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-1-0091
HSK levels: 1
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:38:00.442Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 叫 (jiào), HSK 1: to call; to be called; to order. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 叫

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jiào

to call; to be called; to order

HSK 1

## Pronunciation

jiào

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-1-0091/word.mp3)

## Example sentence

老师叫你去办公室。

Lǎoshī jiào nǐ qù bàngōngshì.

The teacher is calling you to the office.

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-1-0091/ex-0.mp3)

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