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宣称

xuānchēng

to claim; to declare

A speaker at a red podium declaring to listeners who look doubtful
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Characters in this word

宣 xuān

Strokes
9
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 亘 to extend across, through
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 宣

称 chēng

Strokes
10
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 尔 you

Example phrases

  • 公司宣称新产品将在下个月正式上市。 Gōngsī xuānchēng xīn chǎnpǐn jiāng zài xià ge yuè zhèngshì shàngshì. The company claims that the new product will officially hit the market next month.
  • 发言人宣称,谈判的进展十分顺利。 Fāyánrén xuānchēng, tánpàn de jìnzhǎn shífēn shùnlì. The spokesperson declared that the negotiations were going very smoothly.
  • 商家宣称这种茶能减肥,我不太相信。 Shāngjiā xuānchēng zhè zhǒng chá néng jiǎnféi, wǒ bú tài xiāngxìn. The sellers claim this tea helps with weight loss, but I don't quite believe it.

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