称
chēngchèn HSK2

call

称 (稱) chēng frequency
name noun
to name or call someone or something; a title or appellation

大家都称他为这一带的“及时雨”。

dà​jiā dōu chēng tā wéi zhè yī​dài de“ jí​shí​yǔ”.

Everyone refers to him as the 'Timely Rain' of this area.

state verb
to state, declare, or say

他在信中称，下周会准时到达北京。

tā zài xìn zhōng chēng, xià​zhōu huì zhǔn​shí dào​dá Běi​jīng.

In the letter, he stated that he would arrive in Beijing on time next week.

weigh verb
to measure the weight of an object

请帮我称一下这些苹果有多重。

qǐng bāng wǒ chēng yī​xià zhè​xiē píng​guǒ yǒu duō zhòng.

Please help me weigh these apples to see how heavy they are.

praise verb
to praise, commend, or speak highly of

他在会上对新方案连声称好。

tā zài huì shàng duì xīn fāng'àn lián​shēng chēng​hǎo.

At the meeting, he repeatedly praised the new proposal.

appellation noun
a term or name used to designate something, often short for a longer phrase

“中秋”是“中秋节”的简称。

“ Zhōng​qiū” shì“ Zhōng​qiū​jié” de jiǎn chēng.

"Zhongqiu" is the short form of "Zhongqiu Jie" (the Mid-Autumn Festival).

称 (稱) chèn
fit adjective
to fit, match, or suit

这件衣服穿在他身上非常称身。

zhè jiàn yī​fu chuān zài tā shēn​shang fēi​cháng chēng​shēn.

This piece of clothing fits him perfectly.

possess verb
(colloquial) to have or possess

他手里确实称几个钱。

tā shǒu lǐ què​shí chèn jǐ gè qián.

He does have a bit of money to his name.

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
449th most common 483.9 per million
Movie subtitles
882nd most common 132.1 per million appears in 52% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
42.4 per million appears in 17% of films
Written text
295.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
稱
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+79F0

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)