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外号

wài hào

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

外号 (wài hào) means "nickname". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 外号 means

1. nickname

The characters in 外号

• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 号hào(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal…

Example sentences

• 你的外号真可爱。
  Nǐ de wàihào zhēn kě'ài.
  Your nickname is quite lovely.
• 汤姆给玛丽起的外号。
  Tāngmǔ gěi Mǎlì qǐ de wàihào.
  Tom gave Mary that nickname.

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