称之为

稱之為

chēngzhīwéi

phrase #4,355

Meanings

1 to call it; to refer to it as
2 to term it as

Characters

to call; to name

it; this (classical)

Examples

人们称之为奇迹。

Rénmen chēngzhīwéi qíjì.

People call it a miracle.

科学家称之为黑洞。

Kēxuéjiā chēngzhīwéi hēidòng.

Scientists call it a black hole.

Tips

grammar

称之为 follows the pattern: Subject + 称之为 + Name/Label. The 之 is a classical pronoun meaning 'it/this', making the phrase more literary than plain 称为.

Stroke Order

称 chēng

之 zhī

为 wèi