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称作

chēngzuò

“To be called” in Chinese is 称作 (chēngzuò).

Meaning

  • to be called; to be known as

Example

神迹称作神迹是因为它们从不发生!

Miracles are called miracles because they never happen!

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 乘坐 (chéngzuò, to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle))