爱称 (ài chēng) — term of endearment; pet name

Definition

A 爱称 (ài chēng) is a term of endearment or pet name used to address someone affectionately. It is a formal, written-register term — in everyday speech people just use the nickname itself (e.g. 宝贝) rather than the word 爱称.

noun

term of endearmentpet name

Examples

“”，爱称。
Mā ma jiào wǒ "bǎo bèi", nà shì wǒ de ài chēng.
Mom calls me 'baby', that's my pet name.
“”爱称。
Tā xǐ huan yòng "qīn ài de" zuò wéi tā de ài chēng.
She likes to use 'dear' as his pet name.
，爱称。
Zài zhè qún péng you lǐ, měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ hǎo xiào de ài chēng.
In this group of friends, everyone has their own funny pet name.

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