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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

称为 [chēngwéi]
  1. 1. call or be called; be known as
    食盐在化学上称为氯化钠。
    Sodium chloride is the chemical term for table salt.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

称为 [chēngwéi]
  1. 1. 叫做;用某一名称来称呼
    船身上的这条线称为吃水线

Examples

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

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