称做

稱做

chēngzuò

verb #35,899

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

人们把他称做小镇上的英雄。

Rénmen bǎ tā chēngzuò xiǎozhèn shàng de yīngxióng.

People call him the hero of the small town.

HSK 7-9

这种现象在物理学中称做共振。

Zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng zài wùlǐxué zhōng chēngzuò gòngzhèn.

This phenomenon is called resonance in physics.

Tips

usage

称做 and the more common variant 称作 are interchangeable, both mean 'to call X (something)'. Pattern: 把 A 称做 B = 'call A B'. Slightly more formal than 叫做, which is the everyday equivalent.

Stroke Order

称 chēng

做 zuò