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    Expressing "address as" or "call" with 称呼 (chēnghu)

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    Manner & Method

    Structure

    以 + Title/Name + 称呼 + Person

    Explanation

    The verb 称呼 (chēnghu) means "to address someone as" or "to call someone by a certain name or title." It is used when referring to how people are formally or informally named or addressed in social situations. For example, 以新头衔称呼 means "to address someone by a new title."

    Examples

    • 在中国，长辈一般不直接称呼名字。

      Zài Zhōngguó, zhǎngbèi yìbān bù zhíjiē chēnghu míngzì.

      In China, elders are generally not addressed directly by name.

    • 同事们都称呼她"王姐"。

      Tóngshìmen dōu chēnghu tā "Wáng jiě."

      Colleagues all call her "Sister Wang."

    • 你希望我怎么称呼你？

      Nǐ xīwàng wǒ zěnme chēnghu nǐ?

      How would you like me to address you?

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