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称之为

chēng zhī wéi · cheng zhi wei

Traditional 稱之為

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A living fossil

  1. Dengdeng

    牌子上(páizishàng)写着(xiězhe)：这棵(zhèkē)树(shù)，人们(rénmen)称之为(chēngzhīwéi)活化石(huóhuàshí)。

    The sign says: people call this tree a living fossil.

  2. Liangliang

    称之为(chēngzhīwéi)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 称之为 mean?

  3. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)叫它(jiàotā)的(de)意思(yìsi)，比较(bǐjiào)正式(zhèngshì)。

    It just means calling it something. It is rather formal.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)称之为(chēngzhīwéi)大树(dàshù)先生(xiānsheng)！

    Then I will call it Mr. Big Tree too!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)叫(jiào)爷爷(yéye)，它(tā)已经(yǐjīng)一千(yīqiān)岁(suì)了(le)！

    You should call it grandpa. It is already a thousand years old!

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In a sentence

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01

人(rén)们(men)把(bǎ)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)自(zì)然(rán)现(xiàn)象(xiàng)称(chēng)之(zhī)为(wéi)极(jí)光(guāng)。

People call this natural phenomenon the aurora.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)鸟(niǎo)因(yīn)为(wèi)叫(jiào)声(shēng)特(tè)别(bié)，被(bèi)当(dāng)地(dì)人(rén)称(chēng)之(zhī)为(wéi)报(bào)时(shí)鸟(niǎo)。

Because of its distinctive call, this bird is called the time-telling bird by the locals.

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