自稱

zì chēng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

Definition

  1. to call oneself
  2. to claim to be
  3. to profess
  4. to claim a title

Stroke order

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Example

他自稱是這方面的專家。

He claims to be an expert in this field.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).