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nickname
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nickname for CCTV-6 (China Movie Channel)
nickname of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo
Papa Xi, nickname for Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平
to be known as; to be nicknamed / to be purportedly / to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
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nickname
HSK 7-9
bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
HSK 7-9
Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character) / nickname for bald people
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
heaven on Earth / nickname for the city Suzhou
nickname for official
Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠 / nickname of French skyscraper climber Alain Robert (1962-) / person who scales the outer walls of a building as a stunt or for building maintenance
nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大熊猫保护区 in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan / Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳, Henan
Professor Ko, nickname for Ko Wen-je 柯文哲
humorous or mocking nickname
casino town / nickname for Las Vegas
nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广
秦越人 (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝 era
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), nicknamed 海星機場|海星机场 because its terminal looks like a huge starfish
Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker / Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), nicknamed Vlad the Impaler or Dracula
humorous or mocking nickname
yellow bicycle (nickname for bicycles provided by the Ofo bike-sharing company, active 2014–2020)
A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁
Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵, known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
(of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth / (fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进 for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona) / Baza (town in Grenada, Spain)
Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星 / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞 (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆)
nickname for a panda
nickname for Victoria Beckham
Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州
derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进 for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
nickname for Chengdu 成都
Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII / also written 喀秋莎
humorous nickname
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father / nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后
the Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥, Wellington, New Zealand 惠靈頓|惠灵顿 and Hsinchu, Taiwan 新竹
nickname of Korean singer PSY
nickname
Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
(Tw) (slang) nickname for Taipei (implying that the residents are privileged, having access to abundant resources)
nickname for Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Modu, nickname for Shanghai
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nickname
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mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成, nicknamed Dashing King 闖王|闯王
Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heilongjiang in 1933, thought to be a Denisovan 丹尼索瓦人 or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi
Little Red Cliff, nickname of Bitan 碧潭, Xindian, Taibei county, Taiwan
Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛
the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡
A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / (fig.) weak and inept person
nickname for US President Trump 川普, implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国) by doing a poor job of leading the US
the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
Barbie Hsu (1976–2025), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed S[Da4 S]
nickname of American singer Bruno Mars
Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club
name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname
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nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場|北京大兴国际机场, whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish


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