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简称 (jiǎn chēng): to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form

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HSK 7noun, verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun, verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to be abbreviated to
abbreviation
short form

Chinese explanation

指把一个较长的名称简化成一个较短的名称，方便使用
也表示这个简短的名称本身，比如北京大学简称北大
还可以作动词，意思是把某事物简略地称作某个名称，例如大家简称他为老李。

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The People's Republic of China is abbreviated as China.

America is the abbreviation of the United States of America.

Tsinghua University is abbreviated as Tsinghua.

Beida is the abbreviation of Peking University.

The United Nations is abbreviated as UN.

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