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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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *稱* | 稱* | *稱
to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise
HSK 2
to praise; to commend; to compliment
HSK 4
can be rated as / can be said to be
HSK 7-9
name / term of address / title
HSK 5
to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert
HSK 7-9
to call; to address as / form of address; appellation
HSK 7-9
to be called / to be known as
to be called; to be known as
HSK 7-9
lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom
to assert / to claim
HSK 7-9
symmetry / symmetrical
HSK 7-9
to be abbreviated to / abbreviation; short form
HSK 7-9
also known as
nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname
to praise profusely
also known as / alternative name / to also be called
to claim falsely
to be collectively called / collective term / general designation
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to address sb deferentially / title / honorific
to be known as; to be nicknamed / to be purportedly / to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
HSK 7-9
alternative name / to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia
joint name / combined name
common term / general term
to call oneself / to claim to be / to profess / to claim a title
HSK 7-9
commonly referred to as / common term
supersymmetry
contemptuous term
to cluck one's tongue in wonder
can be counted as
full name
another name / alternative name
also called / also known as / a.k.a.
symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
personal pronoun
enthusiastic praise / to praise highly
to be widely known as
world-renowned
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
to weigh
bilateral symmetry
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *稱* | 稱* | *稱
to fit; to match; to suit / (coll.) to have; to possess / Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
third person (grammar)
to be known to history as
generic term
term used to directly address a person (contrasted with 背稱|背称) / to praise sb in their presence
to speak / to say
to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
to praise / to compliment
title; appellation; form of address
epistolary formula used at the head of a letter
nominal (voltage, horsepower etc)
to match / to suit / mutually compatible
to declare oneself emperor / to win the best actor award
to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) / (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 or 大王)
abbreviation
abbreviation
Chindu County (Tibetan: khri 'du rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州, Qinghai
well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well
to acclaim / to sing the praises of
to dub with a nice-sounding appellation / fanciful moniker
contemptuous term
elegant name / honorific
it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say
to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address; honorific title
derogatory term
to be satisfactory
to make a confession (law)
symmetry
term of endearment / pet name / diminutive
designation / reference / to refer to
counter scale
to claim; to pretend
to weigh
to be generally referred to (as) / generic term
to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give
to express thanks
one's professional position / title / job title
to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty)
symmetry breaking (physics)
axis of symmetry / central axis (in Chinese architecture)
unsymmetrical / asymmetric
to praise
(coll.) rich / well-heeled
to call it... / known as...
to praise / to commend
worthy
collectively known as / to call sth as a group
to change a name / to rename
satisfactory / agreeable
spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)
old term / old way of referring to sth
derogatory term / to refer to disparagingly (as)
person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as
title / official appellation

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