How to say “call” in Chinese
call, refer to as
“Call” in Chinese is 称作, chēng zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
称作 is read chēng zuò: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “称作”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 称作. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他被称作漫画大师。tābèichēngzuòmànhuàdàshīHe's called a master of comics.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “call” in Chinese?
“Call” in Chinese is 称作, pinyin chēngzuò.
What does 称作 mean?
称作 (chēngzuò) means “call, refer to as”.
How do you write 称作?
称作 is 2 characters: 称 (chēng) — call, name; weigh; 作 (zuò) — do; work. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 称作?
称作 is read chēngzuò. Tones: chēng — first tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“call” in the lesson “Spoken and written”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. 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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