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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 称为
[chēngwéi]
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叫做;用某一名称来称呼
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船身上的这条线称为吃水线
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Examples
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中国向被称为礼仪之邦。
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China has long been known as the "land of ceremony and propriety".
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我常被她蔑称为傻瓜蛋。
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I'm often scornfully referred to as a fool by her.
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只有他们这样的人,才配称为先进工作者。
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Only people like them deserve the name of advanced workers.
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旧社会,戏曲艺人被贬称为戏子。
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In the old days, opera artists were looked down as opera jesters.
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老子和庄子并称为“老庄”。
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Lao tzu and Chuang tzu are jointly named as “Laochuang”.
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我们一般把高度超过100米的建筑称为超高建筑。
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Buildings over 100 meters tall are called sky scrapers.
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旧社会,曲艺表演者也被称为是吃开口饭的。
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In old society, quyi performers were entertainers who talked or sang.
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李鸿章被有的史学家称为国贼。
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Some historians refer Li Hongzhang as a national traitor.
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幼儿园老师有时被称为孩子王。
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Teachers in kindergarten are sometimes referred to as leaders of children.
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