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简称

jiǎn chēng

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

简称 (jiǎn chēng) means "to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 简称 means

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

The characters in 简称

• 简jiǎnsimple; uncomplicated; letter
• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name

Example sentences

• 吉姆是詹姆斯的简称。
  Jí mǔ shì Zhānmǔsī de jiǎnchēng.
  Jim is short for James.
• 科学幻想的简称是科幻。
  Kēxuéhuànxiǎng de jiǎnchēng shì kēhuàn.
  Science-Fiction can be abbreviated as sci-fi.
• “中国人民政治协商会议”的简称是“人民政协”。
  "Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì " de jiǎnchēng shì "rénmín Zhèng Xié ".
  The abbreviation of "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" is "CPPCC".

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiǎn chēng correctly.
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