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Expressing "to state" or "to claim" with 称 (chēng)
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Structure
据 + Source + 称
Explanation
称 (chēng) means to state, claim, or say. It is commonly used in news reports to attribute information to a source, similar to "according to" or "stated that" in English. For example, 据机构称 means "according to the agency."
Examples
据当地媒体称，事故原因还在调查中。
Jù dāngdì méitǐ chēng, shìgù yuányīn hái zài diàochá zhōng.
According to local media, the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
他称自己从来没有去过那个地方。
Tā chēng zìjǐ cónglái méi yǒu qù guò nàge dìfāng.
He claims he has never been to that place.
有关机构称，明年的经济增长会更快。
Yǒuguān jīgòu chēng, míngnián de jīngjì zēngzhǎng huì gèng kuài.
Relevant agencies say that next year's economic growth will be faster.