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俗称

sú chēng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 俗稱

俗称 (sú chēng) means "commonly referred to as; common term". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 俗称 means

1. commonly referred to as
2. common term

The characters in 俗称

• 俗súcustom; convention; popular
• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name

Example sentences

• 庆祝春节俗称过年。
  Qìngzhù Chūnjié súchēng guònián.
  Celebrating Spring Festival is commonly referred to as 'passing the year'.

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