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称作 (chēng zuò): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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称作 (chēng zuò): To be called (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

称作 consists of 2 characters.

fit; match; to name

to do, to make, to act

Word Info

Pinyinchēng zuò

Meaningto be called; to be known as

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 6

SyntaxVerb

Word称作

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3.

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

bìng

tā他

suī虽

bèi被

chēng称

zuò作

gōng功

chén臣

，

què却

cóng

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.

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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 称作.

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
称号chēng hàoHSK 6
称心如意chèn xīn rú yìHSK 6
俗称sú chēngHSK 7-9

Words with 作

工作gōng zuòHSK 1
作业zuò yèHSK 3
工作日gōng zuò rìHSK 3
作家zuò jiāHSK 4
作用zuò yòngHSK 4
作者zuò zhěHSK 4
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
叫作

jiào zuò

HSK 4