号称
hào​chēng HSK7

to be known as

hào​chēng to be known as
  1. 号 號 hào noun
    name
    (bound form) name; title; assumed name; sobriquet; business name or establishment
  2. 称 稱 chēng verb
    to call
    to call; to name; to address as; to be known as

hào​chēng to claim to be · to be stated as
  1. 号 號 hào
    to claim
    to claim to be; to be known as; to call (someone something)
  2. 称 稱 chēng verb
    to state
    to say; to state; to report or claim; to express an opinion or feeling