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叫做 in Context

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叫做

Usage 1 - "to be called": 

Sentence:

以前红包在中文里叫做“利是”。

English:

Red packets used to be called "利事" in Chinese.

Top-Down Words:

利是 lìshì - former name for 红包 


Sentence:

把桌子叫做飞机是错的。 

English:

It's wrong to call a desk/table a plane.

Top-Down Words:

把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)


*Sentence:

我只有一只大狗叫做大黄。

English:

I have a big dog named Big Yellow.

Top-Down Words:

黄 huáng - yellow



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