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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 称
[chēng]
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1.
动
测量轻重
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称一称看有多重
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2.
动
用言语表达对人或事物的肯定或表扬
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称赞
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称颂
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动
用言语或动作表示自己的意见或感情
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点头称是
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拍手称快
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称便
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4.
动
称呼；叫做
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大家都称他叶老
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人称小诸葛
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5.
名
名称，对人或事物的叫法
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通称
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简称
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敬称
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职称
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6.
动
凭借权势自称或自居
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称王
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称雄
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7.
动
[文]
举
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称觞
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称兵作乱
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Examples
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给我称一公斤苹果。
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I'd like one kilo of apples, please.
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他称得起一位伟大的改革家。
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He deserves to be called a great reformer.
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我们都亲热地称她为大姐。
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We all affectionately refer to her as our elder sister.
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“文革”以后，有些四川人背称父亲为老把子。
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After the Cultural Revolution, some people in Sichuan began to call their own fathers "Laobazi" behind their backs.
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他口才极好，我们称他“辩士”。
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He is good at debating, so we call him “orator”.
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他总喜欢称大，所以大家都很讨厌他。
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Everyone dislikes him because he is always flaunting his seniority.
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中国人习惯把媒人称之为红娘。
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The Chinese used to call matchmakers "Hong Niang".
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这部小说采用了第一人称叙述的方法。
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This novel uses the first person in narration.
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这个物件没法放在秤盘上，只能用钩秤来称。
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We can't put this thing on the scale. It can only be weighed by a hook scale.
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nciku Video Note
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称 [chēng]
- Scene：
称西瓜/weighing a watermelon on scales
- Examples：
称体重，称一斤土豆
- Description：
称 means to weigh something with measuring scales, for example when buying fruit to find the exact weight.
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掂 [diān]
- Scene：
掂梨子/weighing a pear in one's hand
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掂量，掂算，掂斤播两
- Description：
掂 means to weigh something in one's hand, to feel how much it weighs, rather than to find out its exact weight using scales.
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量 [liáng]
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用尺量身材/measuring arm length with a tape measure
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量身高，量体裁衣
- Description：
量 means to measure something to find its numerical length, height, temperature etc.
Related video notes: 称、掂、量
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