How to say “call” in Chinese
call, name
“Call” in Chinese is 称, chēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
称 is read chēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”: the first meaning is to weigh grain.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “称”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 称. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请帮我称一下这些苹果。qǐngbāngwǒchēngyíxiàzhèxiēpíngguǒPlease weigh these apples for me.
- 请帮我称2一下这些苹果qǐngbāngwǒchēngyíxiàzhèxiēpíngguǒPlease weigh these apples for me.
- 请帮我称一下qǐngbāngwǒchēngyíxiàWeigh it for me, please.
- 大家都称他为活字典。dàjiādōuchēngtāwéihuózìdiǎnEveryone calls him a walking dictionary.
- 请填写学校的名称qǐngtiánxiěxuéxiàodemíngchēngPlease fill in the name of the school.
- 我们把在网上认识的朋友称为网友wǒmenbǎzàiwǎngshangrènshidepéngyouchēngwéiwǎngyǒuWe call the friends we meet online “online friends”.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Writing and Names”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “call” in Chinese?
“Call” in Chinese is 称, pinyin chēng.
What does 称 mean?
称 (chēng) means “call, name”.
How do you write 称?
称 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 称?
称 is read chēng. Tones: chēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“call” in the lesson “Writing and Names”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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