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称为 (chēng wéi): To be called (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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称 • chēng • fit; match; to name • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
chēng
称
fit; match; to name
为 • wéi • to be; to become; to act as • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
wéi
为
to be; to become; to act as
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 称为.
Words with
称
名称
míng chēng
name (of a thing)
称呼
chēng hu
call; address
称赞
chēng zàn
to praise; to acclaim; to commend
对称
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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
俗称
sú chēng
be commonly known as ; common name
Words with
为
因为
yīn wèi
because
为什么
wèi shén me
why?
为了
wèi le
in order to
认为
rèn wéi
to think that; consider
以为
yǐ wéi
think; feel; reckon
分为
fēn wéi
to divide sth into (parts)
成为
chéng wéi
become
作为
zuò wéi
to act as; conduct
4.
Example Sentences with 称为
Zhè
这
zhǒng
种
xīn
新
xíng
型
cái
材
liào
料
bèi
被
chēng
称
wéi
为
'
wèi
未
lái
来
de
的
jīn
金
shǔ
属
'
。
This new type of material is called 'the metal of the future'.
zhè
这
ge
个
yán
严
lì
厉
de
的
fǎ
法
guān
官
bèi
被
dà
大
jiā
běi
北
jīng
京
de
的
guó
国
jiā
家
tǐ
体
yù
育
chǎng
场
yīn
因
wèi
ruò
若
lùn
论
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
rén
人
jì
际
guān
关
xì
系
de
的
jì
cóng
从
fǎ
法
lǜ
律
jiǎo
角
dù
度
kàn
看
，
wǒ
我
men
们
bù
家
chēng
称
wéi
为
huó
活
yán
阎
wáng
王
。
This strict judge is called a living King of Hell by everyone.
为
wài
外
xíng
形
xiàng
像
niǎo
鸟
cháo
巢
，
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
bèi
被
dà
大
jiā
家
chēng
称
wéi
为
“
niǎo
鸟
cháo
巢
”
。
Beijing's National Stadium is called the 'Bird's Nest' by everyone because its shape resembles a bird's nest.
技
qiǎo
巧
，
tā
他
kǒng
恐
pà
怕
bú
不
kuì
愧
bèi
被
chēng
称
wéi
为
zhuān
专
jiā
家
。
When it comes to the skill of handling interpersonal relationships, he is probably not worthy of being called an expert.
不
néng
能
jiǎn
简
dān
单
dì
地
jiāng
将
chí
持
yì
异
yì
议
zhě
者
chēng
称
wéi
为
fēng
疯
zǐ
子
。
From a legal perspective, we cannot simply label dissenters as madmen.
