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稱

chēng

call; name, brand; address; say

Strokes
14
Radical
禾
HSK
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Tone
1

Simplified form: 称

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 称, the simplified form of 稱. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他称赞了我。

    Tā chēng zàn le wǒ

    He paid me a compliment.

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  • 一百年称为一个世纪。

    Yī bǎi nián chēng wéi yī gè shì jì

    One hundred years is called a century.

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  • 她声称自己没罪。

    Tā shēng chēng zì jǐ méi zuì

    She declared that she was not guilty.

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  • 他极力称赞了我。

    Tā jí lì chēng zàn le wǒ

    He praised me to the skies.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 称

  • 称chēng 1to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
  • 名称míng chēng 2–1 name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
  • 称为chēng wéi 1–2 to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
  • 称赞chēng zàn 1–4 to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
  • 称呼chēng hu 1–5to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
  • 称号chēng hào 1–4 name; term of address; title
  • 对称duì chèn 4–4 symmetry; symmetrical
  • 称心如意chèn xīn rú yì 4–1–2–4(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
  • 声称shēng chēng 1–1 to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert
  • 自称zì chēng 4–1 to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
  • 宣称xuān chēng 1–1 to assert; to claim
  • 简称jiǎn chēng 3–1 to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form