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美称

Word · NounTraditional美稱

complimentary name; laudatory title

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

complimentary name; laudatory title; honorific appellation

formal

Commonly used in the pattern '有……的美称' or '赢得/获得……的美称'. Often used in formal or written contexts to describe a place, person, or thing that has earned a positive nickname.

Sì四
chuān川
xiàng向
yǒu有
tiān天
fǔ府
zhī之
guó国
de的
měi美
chēng称
 。

Sichuan has always enjoyed the laudatory title of 'Land of Abundance.'

Jǐ济
nán南
sù素
yǒu有
 "
quán泉
chéng城
 "
de的
měi美
chēng称
 。

Jinan has long been known by the complimentary name 'City of Springs.'

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Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
dé得
dào到
le了
 "
huā花
yuán园
chéng城
shì市
 "
de的
měi美
chēng称
 。

This city received the honorific designation 'Garden City.'

Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
bó博
xué学
duō多
cái才
 ，
yíng赢
dé得
le了
 "
huó活
zì字
diǎn典
 "
de的
měi美
chēng称
 。

Because of his erudition, he earned the complimentary title 'walking dictionary.'