简称 meaning in English

jiǎnchēng

to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form

HSK 7-9verbnounTraditional 簡稱23 strokes

Meaning of 简称

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

简称 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

科kē学xué幻huàn想xiǎng的de简jiǎn称chēng是shì科kē幻huàn。
Science-Fiction can be abbreviated as sci-fi.
吉jí姆mǔ是shì詹zhān姆mǔ斯sī的de简jiǎn称chēng。
Jim is short for James.
“中zhōng国guó人rén民mín政zhèng治zhì协xié商shāng会huì议yì”的de简jiǎn称chēng是shì“人rén民mín政zhèng协xié”。
The abbreviation of "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" is "CPPCC".

Stroke order for each character

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简 jiǎn · simple · 13 strokes

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称 chēng · to weigh · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 简称.

名称míngchēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
简单jiǎndānsimple; not complicated
简直jiǎnzhísimply; really
称为chēngwéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
称赞chēngzànto praise; to commend; to compliment
简历jiǎnlìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé
称号chēnghàoname; term of address
简介jiǎnjièsummary; brief introduction
称呼chēnghuto call; to address as; form of address; appellation
声称shēngchēngto claim; to state
自称zìchēngto call oneself; to claim to be
宣称xuānchēngto assert; to claim

Questions about 简称

What does 简称 mean?

简称 (jiǎnchēng) means "to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 简称?

简称 is made of 2 characters: 简 (13 strokes), 称 (10 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 简称 an HSK word?

Yes. 简称 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 简称 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 简称 is written 簡稱.