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自稱

zì chēng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

自稱 (zì chēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to call oneself”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to call oneself
  2. to claim to be
  3. to profess
  4. to claim a title

Stroke order

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Example

他自稱是這方面的專家。

He claims to be an expert in this field.

Related words at this level

姿態滋味子孫自自己人字母自私字體

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).