Expressing "to call" with 管…叫 and 把…叫作
Both structures 管…叫 and 把…叫作 are used in spoken language.
The structure 管…叫
The structure 管…叫 
is used to indicate what an object, phenomenon, or a person is called.
In a sentence, 管 is usually followed by a noun, a pronoun, or a noun phrase.
is used to indicate what an object, phenomenon, or a person is called.
In a sentence, 管 is usually followed by a noun, a pronoun, or a noun phrase. Pay attention
A noun phrase is a phrase in which the main word is a noun.
Scheme
who
管
what/who
叫
what is it called
Examples
中国人管妻子的父亲叫什么？
What do Chinese people call a wife's father?
zhōngguórén guǎn qīzi de fùqin jiào shénme
法国人管这种吻叫灵魂之吻
The French call this kiss the soul kiss
fàguórén guǎn zhè zhǒng wěn jiào línghún zhī wěn
你可以管这里的食物叫街头食物
You can call the food here street food
nǐ kěyǐ guǎn zhèlǐ de shíwù jiào jiētóu shíwù
The structure 把…叫作
The structure 把…叫作 has the same meaning "to call".
has the same meaning "to call".Scheme
who
把
what/who
叫作
what is it called
Examples
我们把科学的人工繁殖叫作克隆
We call scientific artificial reproduction cloning
wǒmen bǎ kēxué de réngōng fánzhí jiàozuò kèlóng
人们把黄河叫作母亲河
People call the Yellow River “the mother river”
rénmen bǎ huánghé jiàozuò mǔqinhé
他们把这叫作贿赂
They call it bribery
tāmen bǎ zhè jiàozuò huìlù
Sometimes 作 can be replaced by 做 in the structure.
in the structure.Examples
把人类叫做理性动物
Humans are called rational animals
bǎ rénlèi jiàozuò lǐxìng dòngwù
妈妈把自己的孩子叫做宝贝
The mother calls her child “baby”
māma bǎ zìjǐ de háizi jiàozuò bǎobèi
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