chēng zhī wéi

Traditional: 稱之為

称之为 (chēng zhī wéi) is a Chinese word meaning “to call it...; known as...”.

Meanings

  1. 1to call it...
  2. 2known as...

Characters in 称之为

称chèn · to fit; to match; to suit之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])为wéi · as (in the capacity of)

Related words

因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel为了for; for the purpose of; in order to以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before之后after; behind

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