叫作 (jiào zuò) — to be called; to be known as

Definition

叫作 is a longer, written-style variant of 叫 'to be called / to be known as,' used especially in definitions and formal descriptions. 称为 and 称作 are more formal synonyms for introducing a name or label.

verb
to be calledto be known as

Examples

  • 叫作
    Zhè ge jiào zuò xiǎo wáng.
    This one is called Little Wang.
  • 叫作
    Nà zhǒng shuǐ guǒ jiào zuò píng guǒ.
    That kind of fruit is called an apple.
  • 叫作
    Zhè ge chéng shì jiào zuò shàng hǎi.
    This city is called Shanghai.

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