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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

称作 [chēngzuò]
  1. 1. verb To call, to give something a name.
    故宫也被称作紫禁城。
    The Imperial Palace is also called the Forbidden City.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

称作 [chēngzuò]
  1. 1. 称为。

Examples

改革初期,农民害怕被称作富裕户;今天以冒富而自豪。
In the early stages of reform, farmers were afraid to be considered well-off, but today they are proud of doing better than average.
在老家,我们都把母亲称作阿妈。
People call mothers "A Ma" where I am from.
他们因为配合默契被队友称作黄金搭档。
They were called the Golden Pair by their teammates because of their tacit cooperation.
在中国古代经商的人往往被称作“货殖”。
In ancient China, people engaged in trade were often called "merchants".
随着计算机及因特网的普及,一种被称作“计算机综合征”的现代新生病越来越危及人们的健康。
With the popularization of computers and the internet, a modern illness called "computer syndrome" is more and more of a threat to people's health.
祭灶是中国的传统节日,也称作“小年”。
It is a Chinese traditional holiday to worship the Kitchen God, which is also called the "Small Spring Festival'.
中国人习惯于把蛇称作“小龙”。
Chinese people usually call snakes "small dragons".
Small letters are sometimes called lower case and large letters upper case.
小写字母有时被称作小写字母盘,大写字母为大写字母盘。

Word Decomposition


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