hào​chēng HSK7

known as

号称 (號稱) hào​chēng
known as verb
to be known as or nicknamed

苏州号称人间天堂”。

Sū Zhōu hào​chēng rén​jiān tiān​táng”.

Suzhou is known as 'paradise on earth.'

claim verb
to claim to be or be purportedly something, often exaggeratedly or falsely

His army was said to be a hundred thousand strong.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.46 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.3 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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