外号

qǐ wài hào

起外号

give a nickname

tā zài bān li yǒu gè wài hào shì jiào shòu

他在班里有个外号是“教授”。

In his class, he was known by the nicknamed ''professor''.

tā yīn cǐ dé le yī gè dà kuài tóu de wài hào

他因此得了一个“大块头”的外号。

To this he owed his nickname of “Fatty”.

wǒ men gěi suǒ yǒu de lǎo shī dōu qǐ le wài hào

我们给所有的老师都起了外号。

We had nicknames for all the teachers.