abbreviation; abbreviated name
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
abbreviation; shortened name
formalRefers to the shortened form of a longer official or compound term.
“
Běi北
Dà大
”
shì是
“
Běi北
jīng京
Dà大
xué学
”
de的
lüè略
chēng称
。
"Beida" is the abbreviation for "Peking University".
Zhè这
gè个
shù术
yǔ语
de的
lüè略
chēng称
gèng更
jiā加
cháng常
yòng用
。
The abbreviation of this term is more commonly used.
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Wén文
jiàn件
zhōng中
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
dà大
liàng量
jī机
gòu构
lüè略
chēng称
。
The document uses many abbreviations for institutions.
verb
to abbreviate; to refer to briefly
formalThe action of using or designating an abbreviation.
Rén人
men们
xí习
guàn惯
jiāng将
“
Měi美
lì利
jiān坚
Hé合
zhòng众
guó国
”
lüè略
chēng称
wéi为
“
Měi美
guó国
”
。
People are accustomed to abbreviating "The United States of America" as "America".
Zhè这
fèn份
biǎo表
gé格
yāo要
qiú求
lüè略
chēng称
gōng公
sī司
míng名
chēng称
。
This form requires abbreviating the company name.
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Wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
kōng空
jiān间
，
zuò作
zhě者
lüè略
chēng称
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhāng章
jié节
biāo标
tí题
。
To save space, the author abbreviated all chapter titles.