称之为 - Zhictionary

Examples

What kind of person looks up to a genocidal killer and calls him a hero?

If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?

到了每年的年底即年三十的时候，就不仅是新旧两天的更替，也是新旧岁的更替，称之为“交子”。

Arriving at the end of each year (that is, the last day of the lunar calendar) wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1

称

chēng

to weigh
to state
to name
name
appellation
to praise

2

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
him
her
it

=3

为

wéi

as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
by (in the passive voice)

Related entries

人称

rénchēng

person (first person, second person etc in grammar)
called
known as