叫 jiào
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 丩 to connect, to join
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
叫好
jiàohǎo
to applaud; to cheer approval
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片没有刻意煽情，却因叙事克制而赢得观众叫好。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn méiyǒu kèyì shānqíng, què yīn xùshì kèzhì ér yíngdé guānzhòng jiàohǎo. This documentary did not deliberately stir emotions, yet won audience approval because of its restrained narration.
- 演员一亮相，台下观众就大声叫好。 Yǎnyuán yí liàngxiàng, tái xià guānzhòng jiù dàshēng jiàohǎo. The moment the actor appeared, the audience below the stage cheered loudly.
- 他一口气解出了难题，同学们都鼓掌叫好。 Tā yìkǒuqì jiěchū le nántí, tóngxuémen dōu gǔzhǎng jiàohǎo. He solved the difficult problem in one go, and his classmates all applauded and cheered.
Related words
- 叫 jiào to call, to be called; to shout
- 叫作 jiàozuò to be called
- 叫 jiào by (passive marker)
- 叫板 jiàobǎn to challenge; to defy
- 爱好 àihào hobby
- 好 hǎo good, well
- 好吃 hǎochī tasty, delicious
- 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice
- 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear
- 好玩儿 hǎowánr fun, interesting
- 最好 zuìhǎo best; had better
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed