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称

chèn · chen/chēng · cheng/chèng · cheng

Traditional 稱

Old HSK 5

Meaning

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chèn 稱

  1. to fit; to match; to suit
  2. (coll.) to have; to possess
  3. Taiwan pr. [chèng]

chēng 稱

  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise

chèng 稱

  1. variant of 秤 (chèng)
  2. steelyard
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Weighing apples

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，请(qǐng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)称(chēng)一下(yīxià)这些(zhèxiē)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Boss, please weigh these apples for me.

  2. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)，我(wǒ)称(chēng)一下(yīxià)……三斤(sānjīn)。

    Okay, let me weigh them... three jin.

  3. Liangliang

    再(zài)称(chēng)一斤(yījīn)橘子(júzi)，谢谢(xièxie)。

    Weigh one more jin of oranges too, thanks.

  4. Dengdeng

    称好(chēnghǎo)了(le)，一共(yīgòng)三十(sānshí)块(kuài)。

    Weighed. Thirty yuan altogether.

  5. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)贵(guì)？再(zài)称(chēng)一遍(yībiàn)吧(ba)！

    So expensive? Weigh them once more!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，这次(zhècì)称对(chēngduì)了(le)，一共(yīgòng)二十五(èrshíwǔ)块(kuài)。

    Okay, this time I weighed right: twenty-five yuan altogether.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衣(yī)服(fu)的(de)颜(yán)色(sè)很(hěn)称(chèn)她(tā)的(de)肤(fū)色(sè)。

The color of this piece of clothing suits her skin tone very well.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)称(chēng)他(tā)为(wéi)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

Everyone calls him teacher.

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