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称为

chēng wéi

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 稱為

称为 (chēng wéi) means "to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 称为 means

1. to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."

The characters in 称为

• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

Example sentences

• 她被称为艾美。
  She goes by the name of Amy.
• 他自称为金融专家。
  He claimed to be an expert in finance.
• 这种鸟被称为布谷鸟。
  Zhèzhǒng niǎo bèi chēngwéi bùgǔ niǎo.
  This bird is known as a cuckoo.
• 一百年称为一个世纪。
  One hundred years is called a century.
• 上海被称为东方的巴黎。
  Shànghǎi bèi chēngwéi dōngfāng de Bālí.
  Shanghai is referred to as the Paris of the East.
• 她对被称为懦夫很反感。
  Tā duì bèi chēngwéi nuòfū hěn fǎngǎn.
  She resented being called a coward.

Words containing 称为

• 统称为tǒng chēng wéicollectively known as; to call sth as a group

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