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号称 (hào chēng): Claim to be / known as (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

号称 consists of 2 characters.

number; day of a month

fit; match; to name

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Pinyinhào chēng

MeaningClaim to be / known as

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word号称

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 号称.

Words with 号

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信号xìn hàoHSK 5
挂号guà hàoHSK 5
账号zhàng hàoHSK 5
口号kǒu hàoHSK 6
号召hào zhàoHSK 6
型号xíng hàoHSK 6
称号chēng hàoHSK 6

Words with 称

名称míng chēngHSK 5
称为chēng wéiHSK 5
称呼chēng huHSK 5
称赞chēng zànHSK 5
对称duì chènHSK 6
称作chēng zuòHSK 6
称号chēng hàoHSK 6
称心如意

chèn xīn rú yì

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 号称 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 号称 with other words naturally.

Verb + Adjectivewith无敌

hào号

chēng称

wú无

dí敌

neutral

claim to be invincible

Verb + Verbwith拥有

hào号

chēng称

yōng拥

yǒu有

Verb + Objectwith第一

hào号

chēng称

dì第

yī一

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

hào号

chēng称

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 号称

tā他

hào号

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

hěn很

huì会

neutral

claim to possess

neutral

claim to be number one

be reputed as

chàng唱

gē歌

。

He claims to be good at singing.

zhè这

kuǎn款

hù护

fū肤

pǐn品

hào号

chēng称

néng能

zài在

yì一

zhōu周

nèi内

xiāo消

chú除

suǒ所

yǒu有

zhòu皱

wén纹

。

This skincare product claims to eliminate all wrinkles within a week.

gāi该

jī机

gòu构

hào号

chēng称

yōng拥

yǒu有

quán全

qiú球

zuì最

dǐng顶

jiān尖

de的

rén人

gōng工

zhì智

néng能

yán研

jiū究

tuán团

duì队

。

The institution claims to possess the world's most顶尖 artificial intelligence research team.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

hào号

chēng称

yǒu有

quán全

shì市

zuì最

hǎo好

de的

pī披

sà萨

。

This restaurant claims to have the best pizza in the city.

tā他

hào号

chēng称

jīng精

tōng通

wǔ五

guó国

yǔ语

yán言

，

zhè这

shì是

zhēn真

de的

ma吗

？

He claims to be fluent in five languages, is that true?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

hào号

chēng称

yǒng永

bù不

mó磨

sǔn损

，

zhè这

kuǎn款

shǒu手

biǎo表

hái还

shì是

chū出

xiàn现

le了

huà划

hén痕

。

Despite claiming to be scratch-proof, this watch still developed scratches.

nà那

ge个

xiǎo小

zhèn镇

hào号

chēng称

shì是

“

zhōng中

guó国

zuì最

měi美

de的

xiāng乡

cūn村

”

，

xī吸

yǐn引

le了

hěn很

duō多

yóu游

kè客

。

That small town is known as the "most beautiful village in China," attracting many tourists.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

hào号

chēng称

jì技

shù术

lǐng领

xiān先

，

què却

ná拿

bù不

chū出

rèn任

hé何

zhuān专

lì利

zhèng证

míng明

。

This company claims to be technologically领先, yet cannot produce any patent proof.