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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.weigh; measure weight
请给我称三公斤面粉。
I'd like three kilogrammes of four, please.
给我称四公斤梨。
I'd like four kilograms of pears, please.
把这袋米称一称。
Please weigh this bag of rice.
- 2
v.call; name; term; address (as); greet (as)
大家都称他为叶教授。
Everyone calls him Professor Ye.
他称得上英雄。
He deserves to be called a hero.
队员都亲切地称他为老队长。
He is affectionately called "Old Team Leader" by fellow team members.
- 3
n.name; appellation; title
她有怪人之称。
She had the name of an eccentric.
青藏高原素有世界屋脊之称。
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has long been known as the roof of the world.
简称
short form
synonym
- 4
v.fmlpraise; commend; speak laudatory words; compliment
称叹
sigh with admiration
称赏
praise
称颂
speak highly of
- 5
v.say; state; express; claim
称便
find something a great convenience
称快
express one's joy, gratification or jubilation
- 6
v.fmllift up; raise
称觞
raise the cup and give a toast
Words and phrases with 称
- 称贷[word]ask for a loan
- 称赞[word]praise
- 称说[word]mention names of things during course of conversation
- 称重[word]scalage
- 称便[word]find something a great convenience
- 称车机[word]wagon weighing machine
- 称呼[word]address; form of address in somebody's presence
- 称奇[word]express wonder
- 称量机[word]weighing machine
- 称薪而爨[idiom]be extremely stingy
- 称斤掂两[idiom]calculate carefully
- 称王称霸[idiom]act like an overlord
- 称名道姓[idiom]call somebody by his name
- 称孤道寡[idiom]style oneself king— act like an absolute monarch
- 称兄道弟[idiom]call each other brothers
- 称斤约两[idiom]same as 称斤掂两
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "chēng", "称" means "weigh"; when pronounced as "chèng", "称" means "weighing instruments like scales", and now it is generally written as "秤"; when pronounced as "chèn", "称" means "suitable and equivalent", such as "称职".