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称为

chēngwéi
HSK 3

“To be called” in Chinese is 称为 (chēngwéi).

Meaning

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

Example

我们把他称为“臭鼬人”。

We call him "Skunk Man".

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

chēngHSK 210 strokesto fit; to match; to suitwèiHSK 24 strokesas (in the capacity of)

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Not to be confused with: 成为 (chéngwéi, to become; to turn into)