abbreviation; short form
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
abbreviation; short form
neutralRefers to the simplified form of a longer, more complex name or term, widely used in writing and speech.
“
Běi北
dà大
”
shì是
“
Běi北
jīng京
dà大
xué学
”
de的
jiǎn简
chēng称
。
"Beida" is the abbreviation for "Peking University".
GDPG
shìD
guóP
nèi是
“
shēng国
chǎn内
zǒng生
zhí产
de总
jiǎn值
”
chēng的
简
称
。
GDP is the abbreviation for "Gross Domestic Product".
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Shì世
wèi卫
zǔ组
zhī织
shì是
shì世
jiè界
wèi卫
shēng生
zǔ组
zhī织
de的
jiǎn简
chēng称
。
WHO is the abbreviation for the World Health Organization.
verb
to be simply called; to abbreviate as
neutralUsed to describe the action of referring to something by its shorter, more convenient name.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
féi肥
liào料
，
jiǎn简
chēng称
“
huà化
féi肥
”
。
This kind of fertilizer is simply called "chemical fertilizer".
《
Hóng红
lóu楼
mèng梦
》
jiǎn简
chēng称
《
Hóng红
lóu楼
》
。
"Dream of the Red Chamber" is often abbreviated as "Red Chamber".
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Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiǎn简
chēng称
tā他
wéi为
“
Lǐ李
zǒng总
”
。
Everyone simply calls him "Director Li".