Translation

• called
• to call sth (by a name)
• to name

Synonyms

• 何谓, 叫, 叫作, 叫做, 号称, 名, 名为, 名叫, 喻为, 斥之为, 曰, 称, 称之为, 称作, 称做, 称呼, 誉为, 谓, 谥

Examples

• 他自称为金融专家。
  He claimed to be an expert in finance.
• 他被称为Kenchan。
  He goes by the name of Kenchan.
• 她被称为艾美。
  She goes by the name of Amy.
• 这个城市被称为日本的丹麦。
  This city is called the Japanese Denmark.
• 非洲曾经被称为黑暗大陆。
  Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
• 上海被称为东方的巴黎。
  Shanghai is referred to as the Paris of the East.
• 当流浪汉有钱了， 就被称为遊客。
  The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.
• 加里宁格勒旧称为哥尼斯堡。
  Kaliningrad was once called Koenigsberg.
• 我们把他称为“臭鼬人”。
  We call him "Skunk Man".