chēngshù

称述

Word · VerbTraditional稱述

relate; narrate; state

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to state; to relate; to narrate

formal

Used for giving a formal or detailed account of something. Commonly found in written or formal spoken contexts.

Tā他
zài在
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
chēng称
shù述
le了
xiàng项
mù目
de的
jìn进
zhǎn展
 。

He detailed the project's progress in his report.

Zhèng证
rén人
xiàng向
fǎ法
tíng庭
chēng称
shù述
le了
dāng当
wǎn晚
de的
jīng经
guò过
 。

The witness related the events of that night to the court.

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Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
xù序
yán言
zhōng中
chēng称
shù述
le了
běn本
shū书
de的
xiě写
zuò作
mù目
dì的
 。

The author stated the purpose of writing this book in the preface.

Wǎn晚
huì会
jié节
mù目
hěn很
duō多
 ,
wú无
fǎ法
yī一
yī一
chēng称
shù述
 。

There were too many performances at the evening party to describe them one by one.