簡稱

jiǎn chēng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

Definition

  1. to be abbreviated to
  2. abbreviation; short form

Stroke order

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Example

「台北」是「臺北市」的簡稱。

"Taipei" is the short form of "Taipei City".

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).