外号 wàihào nickname
How to remember 外号: 外 outside + 号 date = nickname.
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How it is used
- A nickname - 起外号 (qǐ wàihào) give sb a nickname; 他的外号叫'大个子' (tā de wàihào jiào 'dàgèzi') his nickname is 'Big Guy'.
- An informal name others give you, often based on a trait; near 绰号 (chuòhào). Colloquial.