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自称

自称 (zì chēng): Claim oneself as (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

自称 consists of 2 characters.

self; oneself; from; since

fit; match; to name

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Pinyinzì chēng

MeaningClaim oneself as

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb, Noun

Word自称

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 自称.

Words with 自

自己zì jǐHSK 3
自行车zì xíng chēHSK 3
来自lái zìHSK 4
自习zì xíHSK 4
自信zì xìnHSK 4
自学zì xuéHSK 4
自然zì ránHSK 4
大自然dà zì ránHSK 4

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
称作chēng zuòHSK 6
称号chēng hàoHSK 6
称心如意

chèn xīn rú yì

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 自称 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 自称 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith是

zì自

chēng称

shì是

neutral

claim to be

Adverb + Verb

jīng经

cháng常

zì自

chēng称

neutral

often claim

Verb + Objectwith专家

zì自

chēng称

zhuān专

jiā家

4.

Example Sentences with 自称

tā他

zì自

chēng称

shì是

lǎo老

shī师

。

gōng公

kāi开

zì自

chēng称

formal

publicly claim

neutral

claim to be an expert

He claims to be a teacher.

zhè这

wèi位

lái来

fǎng访

zhě者

zì自

chēng称

shì是

mǒu某

kuà跨

guó国

gōng公

sī司

de的

shǒu首

xí席

zhí执

xíng行

guān官

。

The visitor claimed himself to be the CEO of a multinational company.

tā他

zǒng总

zì自

chēng称

wú无

suǒ所

bù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?

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

tā她

zì自

chēng称

shì是

sù素

shí食

zhǔ主

yì义

zhě者

，

què却

tōu偷

tōu偷

chī吃

le了

ròu肉

。

At the party, she claimed to be a vegetarian but secretly ate meat.

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.