# 称为 (chēngwéi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 称为 (chēngwéi) means “to be called; to be known as”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be called; to be known as
- Pinyin: chēngwéi (cheng1 wei2)
- Traditional: 稱為
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 大家把他称为老师。
  Dàjiā bǎ tā chēngwéi lǎoshī.
  Everyone calls him Teacher.

## Characters

- [称](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-weigh/) (chēng): to weigh; to state
- [为](https://hanziro.com/word/wei-because/) (wèi): for; because of

https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-wei-be-called/

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