suǒ​wèi HSK7

so-called

所谓 (所謂) suǒ​wèi
so-called verb
what is meant by the expression; what is referred to as

Success is defined as achieving predetermined goals.

so-called (derogatory) verb
ostensibly named as such, but not actually deserving of the title

所谓公平

zhè jiù shì suǒ​wèi de gōng​píng ma?

Is this what you call 'fairness'?

Frequency

Movie subtitles
40.4 per million appears in 18% of films
Written text
100.2 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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