Definition
称之为 is a formal verb phrase meaning 'to call it (as)…' or 'to refer to it as…'. It follows the structure 称 (call) + 之 (it, classical pronoun) + 为 (as), and is used in written or formal speech to introduce a name, label, or description for something already mentioned. The object after 为 can be a noun or a quoted phrase.
v.p.
to call it (as)to refer to it as
Examples
- ，称之为“”。Zhège xiànxiàng, wǒmen chēng zhī wéi “húdié xiàoyìng”.This phenomenon, we call it the 'butterfly effect'.
- ，称之为“”。Zài gǔdài, rénmen 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“”。Kēxuéjiāmen chēng zhī wéi “xiāngduìlùn”.Scientists call it the 'theory of relativity'.
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