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称之为 meaning in English

chēngzhīwéi

to call it...; known as...

Traditional 稱之為17 strokes

Meaning of 称之为

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chēngzhīwéi
  1. to call it...
  2. known as...

称之为 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

如rú果guǒ我wǒ们men知zhī道dào我wǒ们men在zài做zuò什shén么me，那nà么me这zhè不bù能néng称chēng之zhī为wèi研yán究jiū，是shì吗ma？
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
什shén么me样yàng的de人rén会huì将jiāng种zhǒng族zú灭miè绝jué者zhě，称chēng之zhī为wèi“英yīng雄xióng”？
What kind of person looks up to a genocidal killer and calls him a hero?

Stroke order for each character

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称 chēng · to weigh · 10 strokes

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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes

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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 称之为.

为什么wèi shénmewhy?; for what reason?
因为yīnwèibecause; owing to; on account of
认为rènwéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
以为yǐwéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
成为chéngwéito become; to turn into
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
名称míngchēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
为了wèilefor; for the purpose of; in order to
称为chēngwéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
变为biànwéito change into
之前zhīqiánbefore; prior to
之后zhīhòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

Questions about 称之为

What does 称之为 mean?

称之为 (chēngzhīwéi) means "to call it...; known as...".

How do you write 称之为?

称之为 is made of 3 characters: 称 (10 strokes), 之 (3 strokes), 为 (4 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 称之为 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 称之为 is written 稱之為.