Dictionary/号称

号称 號稱

号称 hào chēng

ㄏㄠˋ ㄔㄥ
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1to be known as; to be nicknamed
2to be purportedly
3to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)

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tā他suī rán虽然hào chēng号称zì jǐ自己shì是gè个shè huì zhǔ yì社会主义zhě者,dàn shì但是qí shí其实tā他yōng yǒu拥有liǎng两tào fáng套房zǐ子hái yǒu还有yí一liàng辆láo劳sī斯lái莱sī斯。
他虽然号称自己是个社会主义者,但是其实他拥有两套房子还有一辆劳斯莱斯。
He claims to be a socialist, and yet he has two houses and a Rolls Royce.