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TOPIK 5verb

칭하다

chinghada

칭해요 · 칭했어요 · 칭할 거예요 · 칭하세요

to call, to name, to refer to as

Example

그들은 스스로를 환경 지킴이라고 칭했어요.

They called themselves guardians of the environment.

Word parts

칭 call

Good to know

Pattern: A을/를 B(이)라고 칭하다; 자칭 means 'self-proclaimed.'