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Meaning of 称

Pinyin chēng、 chèn、 chèng

Radical

禾

Strokes

Definition

balanced / to fit / well-off / suitable, to call / to praise / to weigh / to estimate / to consider / to call / to address / to name / to say / commend, steelyard

Usage

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称稱 chēng 〈动〉 1 量轻重 ([En.] weigh) 例: 称量物体轻重的器具。这个意义后来写作“秤”。 2 叫，叫做 ([En.] call) 例: 自称；通称；称作；称名（称呼名字）。 3 说 ([En.] say) 例: 声称；口称（口头上说）；宣称。 4 举 ([En.] raise) 例: 称觥（举杯祝酒）；称觞（举杯敬酒）。 5 赞扬 ([En.] praise) 例: 称扬（称赞，赞许）；称赞。 6 举事 ([En.] start an uprising) 例: 称乱（举兵作乱）；称兵。 7 举荐 ([En.] recommend) 例: 称贤（举用贤能）；称荐。称稱 chēng 〈名〉 1 称呼 ([En.] title) 例: 尊称；敬称；谦称；昵称。 2 名称 ([En.] name) 例: 俗称；别称；职称。称稱 chèn 〈动〉 1 适合 ([En.] fit; match; suit) 例: 称心；称职。 2 另见 chēng; chèng 称稱 chèng 〈名〉 1 同“秤”，测定物体轻重的器具，后作“秤” ([En.] steelyard) 例: 过称（用秤量）。 2 另见 chèn，chēng

称呼 chēng hu

to call / to address as / appellation

号称 hào chēng

to be known as / to be nicknamed / to be purportedly / to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)

名称 míng chēng

name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)

古称 gǔ chēng

Ancient name

啧啧称奇 zé zé chēng qí

to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom) / to be astonished

啧啧称赞 zé zé chēng zàn

loud shouts of applause

堪称 kān chēng

can be rated as / can be said to be

妄称 wàng chēng

to make a false and unwarranted declaration

匀称 yún chèn

well proportioned / well shaped

宇称 yǔ chēng

parity

宣称 xuān chēng

to assert / to claim

尊称 zūn chēng

to address sb deferentially / title / honorific

称帝 chēng dì

claim to be a king / proclaim oneself emperor

并称 bìng chēng

joint name / combined name

称号 chēng hào

name / term of address / title

戏称 xì chēng

to jokingly call / jocular appellation

据称 jù chēng

it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say

又称 yòu chēng

also known as

改称 gǎi chēng

to change a name / to rename

昵称 nì chēng

nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname

称做 chēng zuò

to be called / to be known as

称兄道弟 chēng xiōng dào dì

intimate / call each other brothers

俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén

to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate

泛称 fàn chēng

general term

佯称 yáng chēng

Pretend

简称 jiǎn chēng

to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form

称赞 chēng zàn

to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment

自称 zì chēng

to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title

通称 tōng chēng

to be generally referred to (as) / generic term

著称 zhù chēng

to be widely known as

称作 chēng zuò

to be called / to be known as

统称 tǒng chēng

to be collectively called / collective term / general designation

对称 duì chèn

symmetry / symmetrical

声称 shēng chēng

to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert

称羡 chēng xiàn

envy / express one's admiration

职称 zhí chēng

one's professional position / title / job title

称为 chēng wéi

called / to call sth (by a name) / to name

俗称 sú chēng

commonly referred to as / common term

称之为 chēng zhī wéi

to call it... / known as...

称臣 chēng chén

Proclaim

称誉 chēng yù

to acclaim / to sing the praises of

诈称 zhà chēng

jactitation

谎称 huǎng chēng

to claim / to pretend

称谓 chēng wèi

title / appellation / form of address

称谢 chēng xiè

to express thanks

谦称 qiān chēng

modest appellation

称雄 chēng xióng

rule the roost / hold sway over a region

称霸 chēng bà

lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom

称王称霸 chēng wáng chēng bà

lord / queen it over

称颂 chēng sòng

to praise