外号
wàihào
nickname
Characters in this word
号 hào
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个外号原本只是同学间的玩笑，后来却成了他公开演讲时的自我介绍。 Zhè ge wàihào yuánběn zhǐ shì tóngxué jiān de wánxiào, hòulái què chéng le tā gōngkāi yǎnjiǎng shí de zìwǒ jièshào. This nickname was originally just a joke among classmates, but later became how he introduced himself in public speeches.
- 他个子很高，所以同学们给他起了个外号。 Tā gèzi hěn gāo, suǒyǐ tóngxuémen gěi tā qǐ le ge wàihào. He is very tall, so his classmates gave him a nickname.
- 有人给他起了外号，他一点也不生气。 Yǒurén gěi tā qǐ le wàihào, tā yìdiǎn yě bù shēngqì. Someone gave him a nickname, but he was not angry at all.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing