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自称 (zì chēng): Claim oneself as (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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自 • zì • self; oneself; from; since • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
zì
自
self; oneself; from; since
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 自称.
Words with
自
自己
zì jǐ
self; oneself
自行车
zì xíng chē
bicycle
来自
lái zì
come from
自习
zì xí
to study by oneself; self-study
自信
zì xìn
self-confident; believe in oneself
自学
zì xué
self-study
自然
zì rán
natural
大自然
dà zì rán
nature (the natural world)
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 自称 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
是
zì
自
chēng
称
shì
是
neutral
claim to be
Adverb + Verb
jīng
经
cháng
常
zì
自
chēng
称
neutral
Verb + Object
with
专家
zì
自
chēng
称
zhuān
专
jiā
家
5.
Example Sentences with 自称
tā
他
zǒng
总
zì
自
chēng
称
wú
无
suǒ
所
bù
often claim
gōng
公
kāi
开
zì
自
chēng
称
formal
publicly claim
neutral
claim to be an expert
不
zhī
知
，
què
却
cháng
常
cháng
常
zài
在
xì
细
jié
节
shàng
上
chū
出
cuò
错
。
He always claims to know everything, but often makes mistakes on details.
tā
她
zì
自
chēng
称
shàn
擅
cháng
长
huà
画
huà
画
，
huán
还
gěi
给
wǒ
我
men
们
kàn
看
le
了
tā
她
de
的
zuò
作
pǐn
品
。
She claims to be good at drawing and showed us her work.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
hé
何
zì
自
chēng
称
zhuān
专
jiā
家
，
què
却
wú
无
fǎ
法
jiě
解
dá
答
zhè
这
ge
个
jī
基
běn
本
wèn
问
tí
题
？
Why do you claim to be an expert when you can't answer this basic question?
zhè
这
wèi
位
zuò
作
jiā
家
zài
在
cǎi
采
fǎng
访
zhōng
中
zì
自
chēng
称
，
tā
他
de
的
líng
灵
gǎn
感
dà
大
duō
多
lái
来
zì
自
tóng
童
nián
年
jīng
经
lì
历
。
In the interview, the writer claimed that most of his inspiration comes from childhood experiences.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
tā
他
zì
自
chēng
称
jīng
精
tōng
通
duō
多
guó
国
yǔ
语
yán
言
，
dàn
但
shí
实
jì
际
jiāo
交
liú
流
zhōng
中
què
却
pín
频
pín
频
qiǎ
卡
ké
壳
。
Although he claims to be proficient in multiple languages, he often stumbles in actual communication.
