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称作

chēng zuò · cheng zuo

Traditional 稱作

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to be called; to be known as
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One vegetable, two names

  1. Leon

    这个(zhège)红色(hóngsè)的(de)菜(cài)，中文(zhōngwén)怎么说(zěnmeshuō)？

    This red vegetable, how do you say it in Chinese?

  2. Dengdeng

    叫(jiào)西红柿(xīhóngshì)，也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)称作(chēngzuò)番茄(fānqié)。

    It's called xihongshi, and it can also be called fanqie.

  3. Leon

    一个(yīgè)菜(cài)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)名字(míngzi)？

    One vegetable has two names?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，土豆(tǔdòu)也(yě)称作(chēngzuò)马铃薯(mǎlíngshǔ)。

    Yes, potatoes are also called malingshu.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)，不(bù)想(xiǎng)记(jì)这么多(zhèmeduō)名字(míngzi)！

    I just want to eat, not remember so many names!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)记住(jìzhu)：好吃(hǎochī)的(de)，都(dōu)称作(chēngzuò)好菜(hǎocài)。

    Then remember this first: anything tasty is called a good dish.

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2 examples
01

汉(hàn)字(zì)的(de)基(jī)本(běn)单(dān)位(wèi)称(chēng)作(zuò)「部(bù)首(shǒu)」。

The basic components of Chinese characters are called "radicals".

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Selenyt · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)动(dòng)物(wù)在(zài)当(dāng)地(dì)被(bèi)称(chēng)作(zuò)山(shān)猫(māo)。

This kind of animal is called a mountain cat locally.

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