叫 jiào
叫(jiào)means “tell/make someone do: colloquial causative 叫”. 叫 works like 让 in the pattern 叫 + person + verb, telling or making someone do something. Formation: 叫 + 人 + 动词(否定:不叫)
tell/make someone do: colloquial causative 叫
HSK3Formation
叫 + 人 + 动词(否定:不叫)
Explanation
叫 works like 让 in the pattern 叫 + person + verb, telling or making someone do something. It is more colloquial and often carries a sense of instructing or ordering. Negative 不叫 = tell someone not to / not let.
Examples
Note
Near-synonym of 让; 叫 sounds more like an instruction or order.
FAQ
叫 — what does it mean and how is it used?
tell/make someone do: colloquial causative 叫. 叫 works like 让 in the pattern 叫 + person + verb, telling or making someone do something. It is more colloquial and often carries a sense of instructing or ordering. Negative 不叫 = tell someone not to / not let.
叫 — how do you form it?
叫 + 人 + 动词(否定:不叫)
叫 — any usage notes?
Near-synonym of 让; 叫 sounds more like an instruction or order.