旧称

舊稱

jiùchēng

noun

Meanings

1 former name
2 old name

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

很多老人还习惯用旧称叫这条街。

Hěnduō lǎorén hái xíguàn yòng jiùchēng jiào zhè tiáo jiē.

Many old people still call this street by its old name.

HSK 5

北平是北京的旧称。

Běipíng shì Běijīng de jiùchēng.

Beiping is a former name of Beijing.

Tips

usage

旧称 is the name something had before. 古称 is an ancient name (长安 for 西安), 别称 is another name in use now, and 简称 is an abbreviation.

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

称 chēng