chēng​zhī​wéi

to call it

  • created sense approved 称之为/稱之為 · chēng​zhī​wéi · to call it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    称之为 / 稱之為

    chēng​zhī​wéi

    to call it

    To call something by a certain name; to be known as

    称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to call 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 称之为/稱之為 · chēng​zhī​wéi · to claim to be — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    称之为 / 稱之為

    chēng​zhī​wéi

    to claim to be

    To declare or represent oneself or something as being a certain way

    称 (literal) → 称/稱 · chēng · to state 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be

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

    created sense