alias; alternate name; also known as
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
alias; alternate name; name other than the formal one
neutralCommonly used for pen names, stage names, alternative scientific names, or historical figures. Can take the erhua suffix (儿) in spoken Northern Mandarin, becoming 别名儿.
Lǐ李
Bái白
de的
bié别
míng名
shì是
Qīng青
lián莲
jū居
shì士
。
Li Bai's alias was the Green Lotus Hermit.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
wù物
zài在
mín民
jiān间
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
bié别
míng名
。
This medicine has many alternate names among the people.
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Xī西
hóng红
shì柿
de的
bié别
míng名
shì是
fān番
qié茄
。
The alternate name for tomato is fanqie.
Tā他
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
bié别
míng名
shì是
「「
dà大
xiá侠
」」
。
The alias he uses online is 'Da Xia' (Great Hero).