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HSK
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
HSK 3
to praise; to commend; to compliment
HSK 4
can be rated as / can be said to be
HSK 7-9
to assert / to claim
HSK 7-9
to be known as; to be nicknamed / to be purportedly / to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
HSK 7-9
symmetry / symmetrical
HSK 7-9
axis of symmetry / central axis (in Chinese architecture)
nominal
euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
to be abbreviated to / abbreviation; short form
HSK 7-9
to be called; to be known as
HSK 7-9
to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert
HSK 7-9
name / term of address / title
HSK 5
person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as
term used to directly address a person (contrasted with 背稱|背称) / to praise sb in their presence
radial symmetry
personal pronoun
another name / alternative name
to weigh
unsymmetrical / asymmetric
to call; to address as / form of address; appellation
HSK 7-9
nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname
one's professional position / title / job title
to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
symmetry
to be widely known as
to claim / to insist
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
commonly referred to as / common term
also known as
to address sb deferentially / title / honorific
to commend / to praise
to refer broadly to / general term
... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
well proportioned / well shaped
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to praise
abbreviation; short form
it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say
copyright / rights to a trademark
to claim falsely
to speak / to say
bilateral symmetry
to express thanks
to make a confession (law)
to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title
HSK 7-9
to be known to history as
to be called / to be known as
to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty)
term of endearment / pet name / diminutive
to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment
supersymmetry
symmetry breaking (physics)
lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom
to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address; honorific title
nominal (voltage, horsepower etc)
to call it... / known as...
playful appellation
common term / general term
name tag
title; appellation; form of address
to be generally referred to (as) / generic term
to reweigh
to jokingly call / jocular appellation
to match / to suit / mutually compatible
generic term
also known as / alternative name / to also be called
to be satisfactory
contemptuous term
worthy
collectively known as / to call sth as a group
to cluck one's tongue in wonder
euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death)
joint name / combined name
title / official appellation
to praise profusely
third person (grammar)
alternative name / to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia
to weigh
to feel gratified (esp. at the misfortune of a loathed person); to have one's wish fulfilled
derogatory term
to change a name / to rename
to acclaim / to sing the praises of
abbreviation
to praise / to compliment
to be collectively called / collective term / general designation
to dub with a nice-sounding appellation / fanciful moniker
old term / old way of referring to sth
to claim; to pretend
to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom) / to be astonished
to make a false and unwarranted declaration
also called / also known as / a.k.a.
humorous nickname
enthusiastic praise / to praise highly
to praise / to commend
symmetric space (math.)
first-person shooter (video game genre)
spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)
to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give

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