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称为

chēng wéiㄔㄥ ㄨㄟˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: XƯNG VI

Traditional: 稱為

HSK 3.0 · 5

Meaning(verb)

to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."

Patterns: A被称为B, 把A称为B.

Examples

  • 大熊猫被称为中国的国宝。

    dà xióng māo bèi chēng wéi zhōng guó de guó bǎo.

    The giant panda is called China's national treasure.

  • 胡志明市以前称为西贡。

    hú zhì míng shì yǐ qián chēng wéi xī gòng.

    Ho Chi Minh City used to be called Saigon.

  • 人们把这里称为“花城”。

    rén men bǎ zhè lǐ chēng wéi “huā chéng”.

    People call this place "the City of Flowers".

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Stroke order

XỨNG · 10 strokes

to fit; balanced; suitable

VỊ · 4 strokes

as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

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