号称 hào chēng

to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely); to be known as

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 17152nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
  2. 2. to be known as
  3. 3. to be purportedly
  4. 4. to be nicknamed

Characters

Character Meaning
号 hào HSK 1
day of a month; ordinal number; size
称 chēng HSK 5
to name; name; to weigh