nickname; teasingly call
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to address teasingly; to nickname
Used when someone is given a humorous, often descriptive nickname based on their characteristics or behavior.
Yīn因
wèi为
tā他
shuō说
huà话
zhí直
shuǎng爽
，
dà大
huǒ伙
xì戏
chēng称
tā他
“
pào炮
tǒng筒
zi子
”
。
Because he speaks so bluntly, everyone nicknamed him "the cannon barrel."
Péng朋
you友
men们
dōu都
xì戏
chēng称
tā他
wéi为
“
lǎo老
dà大
gē哥
”
。
His friends all teasingly call him "the big brother."
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Tóng同
shì事
xì戏
chēng称
tā他
shì是
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
de的
“
wàn万
shì事
tōng通
”
。
His colleagues jokingly call him the office "know-it-all."
noun
a teasing nickname; sobriquet
Refers to the humorous nickname itself rather than the act of giving it.
“
Wàn万
shì事
tōng通
”
shì是
rén人
men们
duì对
tā他
de的
xì戏
chēng称
。
"Know-it-all" is the teasing nickname people use for him.
“
Xiǎo小
Zhū诸
gě葛
”
shì是
tóng同
xué学
men们
sòng送
gěi给
tā他
de的
xì戏
chēng称
。
"Little Zhuge" is the nickname his classmates gave him teasingly.
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Zhè这
ge个
xì戏
chēng称
yǐ已
jīng经
liú流
chuán传
le了
hěn很
duō多
nián年
。
This teasing nickname has been circulating for many years.