稱之為

称之为
chēngzhīwéi
  1. to call it...
  2. known as...

CEDICT

Examples

什麼樣的人會將種族滅絕者，稱之為“英雄”？

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

Source: Tatoeba

如果我们知道我们在做什么，那么这不能称之为研究，是吗？

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

Source: Tatoeba

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 稱 chēng
  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
3 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)

Related entries

人稱 rénchēng
  1. person (first person, second person etc in grammar)
  2. called
  3. known as