俗称

俗稱

súchēng

verb #23,857

Meanings

1 commonly known as
2 popularly called
3 colloquially referred to as

Characters

common / popular / folk

to call / to name / to refer to as

Examples

HSK 7-9

乙酰水杨酸，俗称阿司匹林。

Yǐ xiān shuǐ yáng suān, súchēng āsīpīlín.

Acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin.

HSK 7-9

这种鱼俗称鲈鱼，学名是另外一个。

Zhèzhǒng yú súchēng lúyú, xuémíng shì lìngwài yīgè.

This fish is commonly called bass; its scientific name is something else.

Tips

usage

俗称 is used to introduce the popular or colloquial name for something, often contrasted with its formal, scientific, or official name. Structure: [formal name], 俗称 [popular name].

Stroke Order

俗 sú

称 chēng