HSK 5 · verb
称
to weigh; to scale (称1)
1
to weigh; to scale (称1)
他在菜市场称了两斤苹果。
Tā zài càishìchǎng chēngle liǎng jīn píngguǒ.
He weighed two jin of apples at the market.
2
to call; to name; to state (称2)
大家称他为好老师。
Dàjiā chēng tā wéi hǎo lǎoshī.
Everyone calls him a good teacher.
他被大家称为好老师。
Tā bèi dàjiā chēngwéi hǎo lǎoshī.
He is known to everyone as a good teacher.
老师称赞了他的进步。
Lǎoshī chēngzànle tā de jìnbù.
The teacher praised his progress.
这座楼还没有正式名称。
Zhè zuò lóu hái méiyǒu zhèngshì míngchēng.
This building has no official name yet.