# 自称 (zìchēng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 自称 (zìchēng) means “to claim to be; to call oneself”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to claim to be; to call oneself
- Pinyin: zìchēng (zi4 cheng1)
- Traditional: 自稱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他自称是有经验的专家。
  Tā zìchēng shì yǒu jīngyàn de zhuānjiā.
  He claims to be an experienced expert.

## Characters

- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- [称](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-weigh/) (chēng): to weigh; to state

https://hanziro.com/word/zi-cheng-claim-be/

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