叫做

jiào zuò · jiao zuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to be called; to be known as

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2 examples
01

一(yì)百(bǎi)年(nián)被(bèi)叫(jiào)做(zuò)一(yí)个(gè)世(shì)纪(jì)。

A hundred years is called a century.

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02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)花(huā)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)叫(jiào)做(zuò)夜(yè)来(lái)香(xiāng)。

This kind of flower is called tuberose in our hometown.

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