自称

zìchēng

to call oneself; to claim to be

Traditional 自稱

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

zìchēng zi4 cheng1

to call oneself
to claim to be
to profess
to claim a title

Example sentences

tā 他 zìchēng 自称 wéi 为 jīnróng 金融 zhuānjiā 专家。

He claimed to be an expert in finance.
měiguó 美国 shì 是 yígè 一个 zìchēng 自称 méiyǒu 没有 shèhuì 社会 jiēcéng 阶层 de 的 guójiā 国家。

America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.

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