称作
chēngzuò
to be called
Characters in this word
作 zuò
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 人们通常把这种转型称作产业升级，但过程远比口号复杂。 Rénmen tōngcháng bǎ zhè zhǒng zhuǎnxíng chēngzuò chǎnyè shēngjí, dàn guòchéng yuǎn bǐ kǒuhào fùzá. People usually call this kind of transformation industrial upgrading, but the process is far more complex than the slogan.
- 人们把这种传统乐器称作二胡。 Rénmen bǎ zhè zhǒng chuántǒng yuèqì chēngzuò èrhú. People call this traditional instrument the erhu.
- 小时候，大家都把她称作小书虫。 Xiǎoshíhou, dàjiā dōu bǎ tā chēngzuò xiǎo shūchóng. As a child, everyone called her a little bookworm.
Related words
- 称 chēng to weigh
- 名称 míngchēng name; title
- 称为 chēngwéi to be called
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 称 chēng to call; to name
- 称号 chēnghào title
- 称呼 chēnghu to address; form of address
- 对称 duìchèn symmetrical
- 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì entirely satisfactory; just as one wishes
- 号称 hàochēng to claim to be; to be known as
- 简称 jiǎnchēng abbreviation; to be abbreviated as
- 堪称 kānchēng to be worthy of being called