HSK V7-9
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自称

/ zìchēng /
Strokes

Definition

to call oneself/to claim to be/to profess/to claim a title

Example

As a Verb

call/style oneself

1
Xiàng
项羽
chēng
自称
chǔ
西楚
wáng
霸王
  

Xiang Yu styled himself ‘Lord of Western Chu'.

As a Verb

claim to be; profess

2
chēng
自称
shì
shēng
医生
  

She describes herself as a doctor.

3
chēng
自称
nèiháng
内行

call oneself an expert; claim to be an old hand

4
chēng
自称
liǎojiě
了解
mǒushì
某事

claim knowledge of sth

5
chēng
自称
zhīqíng
知情

profess ignorance

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自称