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戏称

戲稱
xìchēng
verb #35,734

Meanings

  1. 1 to jokingly call (someone something)
  2. 2 to nickname playfully
  3. 3 jocular nickname

Examples

同事们戏称他为"老板"。
Tóngshìmen xìchēng tā wéi "lǎobǎn".
His colleagues jokingly call him 'the boss'.
她被朋友戏称为小猫。
Tā bèi péngyou xìchēng wéi xiǎomāo.
Her friends playfully call her 'kitten'.
这道菜被食客戏称为"霸王餐"。
Zhè dào cài bèi shíkè xìchēng wéi "bàwáng cān".
Diners jokingly nickname this dish 'the tyrant's feast'.

Tips

grammar
Often takes the pattern 戏称…为… ('jokingly call X Y'). It is a verb of naming, so the new name is introduced by 为 (wéi) or 是 (shì).

Stroke Order

戏 xì
称 chēng