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号称
hàochēng
Description
"号称"的意思是对外说自己是什么，常常有点夸张，不一定完全是真的。
"号称" means to claim to be something, often exaggerated and not necessarily completely true.
人们也用它来说一个东西被大家叫作什么。
People also use "号称" to say what something is called by everyone.
Meanings
号称hàochēng
to be known as; to be called (often as a title)
这里号称世界上最美的城市。
This place claims to be the most beautiful city in the world.
号称hàochēng
to claim (often exaggeratedly) to be
他号称自己一天能读十本书。
He boasts that he can read ten books a day.
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Notes
- Etymology
号 (to call/name) + 称 (to state/call), literally "to name-claim".
- Nuance
often implies a boastful or unverified claim, unlike neutral 称为.
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