hào​chēng HSK7

to be known as

  • created sense approved 号称/號稱 · hào​chēng · to be known as — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    号称 / 號稱

    hào​chēng

    to be known as

    To be widely known or famous for a particular title or name.

    号 (literal) → 号/號 · hào · name 称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to call

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 号称/號稱 · hào​chēng · to claim to be — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    号称 / 號稱

    hào​chēng

    to claim to be

    to claim or declare oneself to be a certain role or status, often without verification

    号 (literal) → 号/號 · hào · to claim 称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to state

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 号称/號稱 · hào​chēng · to be stated as — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    号称 / 號稱

    hào​chēng

    to be stated as

    to be reported or declared as a specific number or amount, often exaggeratedly (e.g. of army sizes or circulation numbers of items)

    号 (literal) → 号/號 · hào · to claim 称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to state

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense