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Chinese dictionary
v.be called/named
食盐在化学上被称为氯化钠。
Sodium chloride is the chemical term for table salt.
他配被称为学者。
He deserves to be called a scholar.
这种设计后来被称为东方风格。
This design came to be known as the Oriental style.
Word usage
- Separable word"称" and "为" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
报告称2011为历史最热年份之一。
The report calls 2011 one of the hottest years in history.
大家称袁隆平为杂交水稻之父。
People call Yuan Longping the father of hybrid rice.