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称作 (chēng zuò): 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
作 • zuò • to do, to make, to act
zuò
作
to do, to make, to act
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 称作.
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
作
工作
gōng zuò
job; work
作业
zuò yè
homework
工作日
gōng zuò rì
workday
作家
zuò jiā
writer
作用
zuò yòng
effect
作者
zuò zhě
author
动作
dòng zuò
movement
叫作
jiào zuò
to call
4.
Example Sentences with 称作
rén
人
men
们
bǎ
把
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
chuán
传
tǒng
统
jì
技
yì
艺
chēng
称
zuò
作
huó
活
huà
化
shí
石
。
People call this traditional craft a living fossil.
tā
他
suī
虽
bèi
被
chēng
称
zuò
作
néng
能
rén
人
，
què
却
tā
他
suī
虽
bèi
被
chēng
称
zuò
作
gōng
功
chén
臣
，
què
却
bìng
并
fēi
非
wú
无
suǒ
所
bù
不
néng
能
，
yě
也
yǒu
有
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
jú
局
xiàn
限
。
Although he is called a talented person, he is not omnipotent and has his own limitations.
cóng
从
wèi
未
yīn
因
cǐ
此
jū
居
gōng
功
zì
自
ào
傲
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
gèng
更
jiā
加
qiān
谦
xùn
逊
。
Although he is called a hero, he never becomes arrogant because of it; instead, he remains even more humble.
