称之为

chēng zhī wéi · cheng zhi wei

Traditional 稱之為

Meaning

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  1. to call it...
  2. known as...

In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)们(men)把(bǎ)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)自(zì)然(rán)现(xiàn)象(xiàng)称(chēng)之(zhī)为(wéi)极(jí)光(guāng)。

People call this natural phenomenon the aurora.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)鸟(niǎo)因(yīn)为(wèi)叫(jiào)声(shēng)特(tè)别(bié),被(bèi)当(dāng)地(dì)人(rén)称(chēng)之(zhī)为(wéi)报(bào)时(shí)鸟(niǎo)。

Because of its distinctive call, this bird is called the time-telling bird by the locals.

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