Be called in Chinese
to be called · HSK 4
叫作
- 叫 to call
- 作 to do
这种花叫作茉莉花。 This kind of flower is called jasmine.
Other ways to say be called
More words with 叫 or 作
How do you say be called in Chinese?
Be called in Chinese is 叫作 (jiào zuò). You can also say 称为 (chēng wéi), 称作 (chēng zuò), 叫 (jiào).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.