be jointly called; be co-referred to as
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be jointly called; to be referred to together as
formalUsed when two or more people, things, or concepts are commonly mentioned together under a single name or title.
Táng唐
dài代
dà大
shī诗
rén人
Lǐ李
Bái白
、
Dù杜
Fǔ甫
bìng并
chēng称
“
Lǐ李
Dù杜
”
。
The great Tang dynasty poets Li Bai and Du Fu are jointly called "Li Du".
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
“
wén文
fáng房
sì四
bǎo宝
”
bìng并
chēng称
wéi为
bǐ笔
mò墨
zhǐ纸
yàn砚
。
China's "Four Treasures of the Study" are jointly referred to as brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
wén文
xué学
shǐ史
shàng上
bìng并
chēng称
wéi为
làng浪
màn漫
zhǔ主
yì义
xiān先
qū驱
。
They are co-referred to as pioneers of Romanticism in literary history.