# 号称 (hàochēng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 号称 (hàochēng) means “to be known as; to claim to be”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be known as; to claim to be
- Pinyin: hàochēng (hao4 cheng1)
- Traditional: 號稱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这家店号称是百年老店。
  Zhè jiā diàn hàochēng shì bǎinián lǎo diàn.
  This shop claims to be a century-old brand.

## Characters

- [号](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-day-month/) (hào): day of the month; number
- [称](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-weigh/) (chēng): to weigh; to state

https://hanziro.com/word/hao-cheng-be-known-as/

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