Meaning of 背称
背称 means non-face-to-face form of address; referential term. Pronounced bèi chēng.
- non-face-to-face form of address; referential term
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
Hàn汉
yǔ语
lǐ里
，
“
xiǎo小
gū姑
zi子
”
shì是
duì对
zhàng丈
fu夫
mèi妹
mei妹
de的
bèi背
chēng称
。
In Chinese, 'xiǎo gū zi' is a non-face-to-face term for one's husband's younger sister.
Xué学
xí习
qīn亲
shǔ属
chēng称
wèi谓
shí时
，
yào要
qū区
fēn分
miàn面
chēng称
hé和
bèi背
chēng称
。
When learning kinship terms, one must distinguish between terms of address (used face-to-face) and referential terms.
“
Lìng令
zūn尊
”
shì是
“
nǐ你
fù父
qīn亲
”
de的
jìng敬
yǔ语
bèi背
chēng称
。
'Lìng zūn' is a respectful, non-face-to-face term for 'your father'.
Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
类/ lèi