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号称 (hào chēng): Claim to be / known as (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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号 • hào • number; day of a month • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
hào
号
number; day of a month
称 • chēng • fit; match; to name • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
chēng
称
fit; match; to name
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 号称.
Words with
号
号码
hào mǎ
number
信号
xìn hào
signal
挂号
guà hào
register; send by registered mail
账号
zhàng hào
account
口号
kǒu hào
slogan
号召
hào zhào
call; appeal
型号
xíng hào
model (particular version of a manufactured article)
称号
chēng hào
title; name; designation
Words with
称
名称
míng chēng
name (of a thing)
称为
chēng wéi
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
称呼
chēng hu
call; address
称赞
chēng zàn
to praise; to acclaim; to commend
对称
duì chèn
symmetry
称作
chēng zuò
to be called; to be known as
称号
chēng hào
title; name; designation
称心如意
chèn xīn rú yì
have something as one wishes
4.
How to Use 号称 in Sentences
Verb + Adjective
with
无敌
hào
号
chēng
称
wú
无
dí
敌
neutral
claim to be invincible
Verb + Verb
with
拥有
hào
号
chēng
称
yōng
拥
yǒu
有
Verb + Object
with
第一
hào
号
chēng
称
dì
第
yī
一
Passive + Verb
with
被
bèi
被
hào
号
chēng
称
formal
Written
5.
Example Sentences with 号称
tā
他
hào
号
chēng
称
zì
自
jǐ
己
hěn
很
huì
neutral
claim to possess
neutral
claim to be number one
be reputed as
会
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?
