称之为 (chēng zhī wéi) — to call it (as); to refer to it as

Definition

A formal/written phrase meaning 'to call it … / to refer to it as …'. Unlike 叫 (jiào) or 把…叫做, it is used in academic, literary, or expository writing rather than everyday speech.

verb
to call it (as)to refer to it as

Beispiele

  • 称之为
    Zhè ge xiàn xiàng, wǒ men chēng zhī wéi "hú dié xiào yìng".
    This phenomenon, we call it the 'butterfly effect'.
  • 称之为
    Zài gǔ dài, rén men chēng zhī wéi "tiān yuán dì fāng".
    In ancient times, people called it 'the sky is round and the earth is square'.
  • 称之为
    Kē xué jiā men chēng zhī wéi "xiāng duì lùn".
    Scientists call it the 'theory of relativity'.

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