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他叫什么名字? /tā jiào shénme míngzì?/ meaning in English

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她叫什么名字? / jiào shénme míngzì?/ phrase

what is her name(what is her name?)
phrase

他叫什么名字? / jiào shénme míngzì?/ phrase

what is his name(what is his name?)
phrase

你叫什么名字? /nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?/ phrase

what is your name(what is your name?)
phrase

dànshì nǐ wúfǎ jiào hē shuǐ/ phrase

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink(you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it)
phrase

她 // pronoun

she(person)
pronoun
[UK: ʃiː] [US: ˈʃiː]

他 // pronoun

he(personal pronoun "he")
pronoun
[UK: hiː] [US: ˈhiː]

she(person)
pronoun
[UK: ʃiː] [US: ˈʃiː]

they(third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant or non-binary gender)
pronoun
[UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ]

铊 // noun

thallium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈθæ.liəm] [US: ˈθæ.liəm]

TA // pronoun

he/she(he or she)
pronoun

they(third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant or non-binary gender)
pronoun
[UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ]

叫 /jiào/ verb

be called(to have a specific name)
verb
[UK: bi kɔːld] [US: bi ˈkɒld]

call [called, calling, calls](to request, summon, or beckon)
verb
[UK: kɔːl] [US: ˈkɒl]

hightverb
[UK: haɪt] [US: ˈhaɪt]

yell [yelled, yelling, yells](shout (verb))
verb
[UK: jel] [US: ˈjel]

叫 /jiào/ preposition

by(indicates the agent of a passive verb)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

轿 /jiào/ noun

litter [litters](platform designed to carry a person or a load)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈlɪ.tər]

palanquin [palanquins](a covered type of litter)
noun
[UK: ˌpæ.lənˈk.iːn] [US: ˌpæ.lənˈk.iːn]

sedan [sedans](enclosed chair carried by porters)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈdæn] [US: sə.ˈdæn]

什么? /shénme/ interjection

sorry(request to repeat)
interjection
[UK: ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈsɑː.ri]

什么? /shénme/ phrase

excuse me(request to repeat, see also: come again)
phrase

什么 /shénme/ interjection

pardon(interjection, request to repeat)
interjection
[UK: ˈpɑːd.n̩] [US: ˈpɑːr.dn̩]

whatinterjection
[UK: ˈwɒt] [US: ˈhwʌt]

什么 /shénme/ pronoun

anything(any thing of any kind)
pronoun
[UK: ˈe.ni.θɪŋ] [US: ˈe.ni.ˌθɪŋ]

她的 / de/ determiner

her(belonging to)
determiner
[UK: hɜː(r)] [US: hər]

她自己 / zìjǐ/ pronoun

herself((as intensifier) she)
pronoun
[UK: hɜː.ˈself] [US: hər.ˈself]

他的 / de/ determiner

his(attributive: belonging to him)
determiner
[UK: hɪz] [US: ˈhɪz]

她的 /-de/ pronoun

hers(that which belongs to her)
pronoun
[UK: hɜːz] [US: hərz]

他自己 / zìjǐ/ pronoun

himself((emphatic, exclusive) he)
pronoun
[UK: hɪm.ˈself] [US: ˌhɪm.ˈself]

叫消防队 /jiào xiāofángduì/ phrase

call the fire departmentphrase

叫警察 /jiào jǐngchá/ phrase

call the policephrase

较少 /jiào shǎo/ determiner

fewer(comparative of few; a smaller number)
determiner
[UK: ˈfjuːə(r)] [US: ˈfjuːər]

教罗 /jiào-luó/ noun

Pe̍h-ōe-jī(a Latin alphabet-based orthography for Min Nan)
noun

叫救护车 /jiào jiùhùchē/ phrase

call an ambulance(request to call an ambulance)
phrase

伊斯兰教 /Yīsīlán jiào/ adjective

Islamic(related to Islam)
adjective
[UK: ɪz.ˈlæ.mɪk] [US: ˌɪz.ˈlɑː.mɪk]

咪咪叫 /mīmī jiào/ verb

meow(of a cat, to make its cry)
verb
[UK: mi.ˈaʊ] [US: mi.ˈaʊ]

汪汪叫 /wāngwāng jiào/ verb

bark [barked, barking, barks](to make a loud noise (dogs))
verb
[UK: bɑːk] [US: ˈbɑːrk]

唧唧叫 /jījī jiào/ verb

chirp [chirped, chirping, chirps](birds)
verb
[UK: tʃɜːp] [US: ˈtʃɝːp]

哞哞叫 /mōumōu jiào/ interjection

moo(sound made by a cow or bull)
interjection
[UK: muː] [US: ˈmuːː]

耆那教 /Qínà-jiào/ proper noun

Jainism(religion and philosophy)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdʒeɪ.ˌnɪ.zəm] [US: ˈdʒeɪ.ˌnɪ.zəm]

咕噜咕噜叫 /gūlǔgūlǔ jiào/ verb

purr [purred, purring, purrs](cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat)
verb
[UK: pɜː(r)] [US: ˈpɝː]

什么...都... /shénme... dōu/ adverb

whatsoever(in any way)
adverb
[UK: ˌwɒt.səʊ.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: ˌhwʌt.soʊ.ˈev.ər̩]

什么都 /shénme dōu/ pronoun

everything(all the things)
pronoun
[UK: ˈev.rɪ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈev.ri.θɪŋ]

什么的 /shénme de/ phrase

and so forth(indicates that a list continues in a similar manner)
phrase
[UK: ənd ˈsəʊ fɔːθ] [US: ænd ˈsoʊ ˈfɔːrθ]

and that(and everything related to that)
phrase

or something(or something like that)
phrase

什么事? /shénme shì?/ phrase

what's the matter(what's wrong?)
phrase

什么鸟? /shénme niǎo?/ phrase

what the fuck(An intensive form of what)
phrase

什么鬼 /shénme guǐ/ phrase

what the fuck(An intensive form of what)
phrase

什么鬼 /shénme guǐ?/ phrase

what the hell(an intensive form of what)
phrase

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