绰号 chuòhào nickname
How to remember 绰号: 绰 graceful + 号 date = nickname.
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How it is used
- A 'nickname', usually descriptive or teasing - 他的绰号叫大个子 (tā de chuòhào jiào dàgèzi) his nickname is 'Big Guy'.
- Same idea as 外号 (wàihào); 绰号 is slightly more literary. It's a coined label based on a trait, not a pet name for family.
- Common when introducing how someone is known among peers.