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  • 1

    n.abbreviation; the abbreviated form of a name

    • yǒu xiē zǔ zhī míng zi tài cháng kě yǐ yòng jiǎn chēng dài tì

      有些组织名字可以简称代替

      Some organization'names are too long and can be replaced by abbreviations.

    • jiǎn chēng bǐ quán chēng fāng biàn

      简称全称方便

      Abbreviations are more convenient than full names.

    • yǒu shí hou shǐ yòng jiǎn chēng hěn yǒu bì yào

      时候使用简称必要

      Sometimes it is necessary to use abbreviations.

  • 2

    v.be abbreviated to; call something for short

    • wài jiāo bù zhǎng kě jiǎn chēng wéi wài zhǎng

      外交部长简称外长

      The Minister of Foreign Affairs may be called the Foreign Minister for short.

    • jì gōng xué xiào kě yǐ jiǎn chēng wéi jì xiào

      技工学校可以简称技校

      Technical schools can be referred to as technical schools for short.

    • wǒ men bù néng suí yì jiǎn chēng zhuān yè cí yǔ

      我们随意简称专业词语

      We can't abbreviate professional words at will.

Word usage

  • "简称" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 简称

      one abbreviation