How to Say ‘Am called’ in Traditional Chinese
叫
jiào
[Jiào]
💬 Usage Tip: Use 叫 for telling someone your name: 我叫王小明. For asking someone's name politely, Chinese usually uses 您叫什麼名字？ or 您的名字是？, not the same pattern with 叫 every time.
Phrase Breakdown
叫
jiào
[Jiào]
call
To say something in a loud voice or to use a name.
我的桌子預訂名稱是叫他們名字。
The name for my table reservation is under their name.
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