称作

稱作

chēngzuò

verb HSK 6 #5,755

Meanings

1 to be called
2 to be known as
3 to be referred to as

Characters

to call; to name

Examples

HSK 6

人们把他称作天才。

Rénmen bǎ tā chēngzuò tiāncái.

People call him a genius.

HSK 7-9

这种植物被称作仙人掌。

Zhèzhǒng zhíwù bèi chēngzuò xiānrénzhǎng.

This plant is called a cactus.

Stroke Order

称 chēng

作 zuò