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称作 (chēng zuò): to be called

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HSK 6verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to be called
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6

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to be called
to be known as

Chinese explanation

把某人或某物命名为某个名称，或认为其具有某种身份
常用于书面语，相当于“叫做”，后面接所称呼的名称。

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