称为

Character by character

• 称chēng10 strokesHSK 2 traditional 稱call; name, brand; address; say
• 为wèi4 strokesHSK 2 traditional 為do, handle, govern, act; be

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Example sentences

• 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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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 称为. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 为wèiHSK 2

  because of; for; to

• 因为yīn wèiHSK 2

  because; owing to; on account of

• 认为rèn wéiHSK 2

  to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

• 为了wèi leHSK 3

  for; for the purpose of; in order to

• 成为chéng wéiHSK 2

  to become; to turn into

• 为什么wèi shén meHSK 2

  why?; for what reason?

• 作为zuò wéiHSK 4

  one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be

• 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2

  to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

• 行为xíng wéiHSK 2

  action; conduct; behavior; activity

• 称chēngHSK 2

  to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

• 为何wèi héHSK 6

  why

• 为止wéi zhǐHSK 5

  until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止)

• 为此wèi cǐHSK 6

  for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end

• 声称shēng chēngHSK 7

  to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert

• 称呼chēng huHSK 7

  to call; to address as; form of address; appellation

• 视为shì wéiHSK 5

  to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem

• 自称zì chēngHSK 7

  to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title

• 名称míng chēngHSK 2

  name (of a thing); name (of an organization)

• 为人wèi rénHSK 7

  for sb; for others' interest

• 极为jí wéiHSK 7

  extremely; exceedingly

• 宣称xuān chēngHSK 7

  to assert; to claim

• 简称jiǎn chēngHSK 7

  to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form

• 称号chēng hàoHSK 5

  name; term of address; title

• 为难wéi nánHSK 5

  to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)