chēng
称臣
call; name; claim; declare allegiance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to call oneself a vassal; to submit; to pledge allegiance
formalOften used in historical or political contexts to describe one state or ruler submitting to another.
Zhàn战
bài败
de的
guó国
wáng王
bèi被
pò迫
xiàng向
zhēng征
fú服
zhě者
chēng称
chén臣
。
The defeated king was forced to submit to the conqueror.
Fǔ俯
shǒu首
chēng称
chén臣
。
To bow one's head and submit.
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Nà那
ge个
xiǎo小
guó国
xiàng向
qiáng强
guó国
chēng称
chén臣
，
yǐ以
huàn换
qǔ取
bǎo保
hù护
。
That small country submitted to the powerful nation in exchange for protection.