称得上 chēngdeshàng to deserve to be called Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 称 稱 chēng verb to call to call; to name; to address as; to be known as得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank