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俗称

俗称 (sú chēng): Be commonly known as (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

俗称 consists of 2 characters.

custom, common practice, popular

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fit; match; to name

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Pinyinsú chēng

Meaningbe commonly known as ; common name

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb, Noun

Word俗称

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俗话sú huàHSK 6
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通俗tōng súHSK 6
俗语sú yǔHSK 7-9
约定俗成yuē dìng sú chéngHSK 7-9

Words with 称

名称míng chēngHSK 5
称为chēng wéiHSK 5
称呼chēng huHSK 5
称赞chēng zànHSK 5
对称duì chènHSK 6
称作chēng zuòHSK 6
称号chēng hàoHSK 6
称心如意

chèn xīn rú yì

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 俗称 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 俗称 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

sú俗

chēng称

neutral

a common name

Adjective + Nounwith民间

mín民

jiān间

sú俗

chēng称

Verb + Complementwith是

sú俗

chēng称

shì是

neutral

commonly known as

Verb + Objectwith它

sú俗

chēng称

tā它

informalSpoken

4.

Example Sentences with 俗称

xī西

hóng红

shì柿

sú俗

chēng称

fān番

qié茄

neutral

folk/common name

commonly call it

。

Tomatoes are commonly known as tomatoes.

zhè这

zhǒng种

sú俗

chēng称

‘

wàng忘

yōu忧

cǎo草

’

de的

zhí植

wù物

，

jù据

shuō说

néng能

huǎn缓

jiě解

jiāo焦

lǜ虑

qíng情

xù绪

。

This plant, commonly known as 'forget-sorrow grass', is said to alleviate anxiety.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

zhī知

dào道

‘

lán蓝

yá牙

’

sú俗

chēng称

de的

yóu由

lái来

yǔ与

nà那

wèi位

dān丹

mài麦

guó国

wáng王

yǒu有

guān关

ma吗

？

Don't you know that the origin of the common name 'Bluetooth' is related to that Danish king?

tǔ土

dòu豆

sú俗

chēng称

mǎ马

líng铃

shǔ薯

，

shì是

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

shū蔬

cài菜

。

Potatoes are commonly known as potatoes and are a common vegetable.

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

qí其

sú俗

chēng称

，

ér而

shì是

jīng经

guò过

guān官

fāng方

rèn认

zhèng证

de的

zhèng正

shì式

xué学

míng名

。

This is not its common name, but the official scientific name that has been certified.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

wén文

jiàn件

lǐ里

，

qǐng请

shǐ使

yòng用

xué学

míng名

，

bié别

yòng用

nà那

ge个

bú不

tài太

zhǔn准

què确

de的

sú俗

chēng称

。

In official documents, please use the scientific name, not that somewhat inaccurate common name.

zhè这

zhòng种

zhí植

wù物

sú俗

chēng称

“

gǒu狗

wěi尾

ba巴

cǎo草

”

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā它

de的

suì穗

zi子

xiàng像

gǒu狗

de的

wěi尾

ba巴

。

This plant is commonly known as 'dog tail grass' because its spike resembles a dog's tail.

wǒ men píng shí shuō de ‘ w i - f i ’ ， sú chēng qí shí jiù shì wú xiàn jú yù wǎng jì shù 。

我们平时说的‘Wi-Fi’，俗称其实就是无线局域网技术。

What we usually call 'Wi-Fi' is actually commonly known as wireless local area network technology.