Chinese word

宣称

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuān chēng

Meaning

  • verbclaim

Example

有人在网上宣称看见了奇怪的现象。yǒu rén zài wǎng shàng xuān chēng kàn jiàn le qí guài de xiàn xiàng

Someone online claimed to have seen a strange phenomenon.

Illustration for 宣称 (claim)

More examples

他公开宣称自己无罪。tā gōng kāi xuān chēng zì jǐ wú zuì

He publicly claimed to be innocent.

Core concept

A formal public assertion presented as true without settling whether it is true.

Common phrases

  • 宣称自己无罪xuān chēng zì jǐ wú zuì

    claim to be innocent

  • 宣称拥有xuān chēng yōng yǒu

    claim to own

  • 宣称是假的xuān chēng shì jiǎ de

    claim to be fake

Similar words

声称shēng chēng: Claim that something is true or happened by openly stating it.
断言duàn yán: Insist in a strong tone that something is definitely true.
声明shēng míng: Make an official public statement of a position or view.
主张zhǔ zhāng: Put forward a clear view or position and call for support.

Definition in Chinese

公开断定某事为真的表述，语气较为正式，常见于新闻、法律或官方文本中用来转述当事人的说法。gōng kāi duàn dìng mǒu shì wèi zhēn de biǎo shù yǔ qì jiào wéi zhèng shì cháng jiàn yú xīn wén fǎ lǜ huò guān fāng wén běn zhōng yòng lái zhuǎn shù dāng shì rén de shuō fǎ

Word origin

宣称 (xuānchēng, "claim") combines 宣 (xuān, "announce") with 称 (chēng, "state"), so its form links public notice with a stated position.

Usage tips

  • Its formal register makes it less natural for casual personal conversation, where a simpler reporting verb usually fits better.

Other meanings

  • assertverb
  • declareverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 宣称者xuān chēng zhěclaimantnoun

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