代号 (dài hào) — code name; codename

Definition

代号 is a formal/official codename used for projects, operations, or in chat handles (e.g. “Project ‘Polaris’”). 别于 绰号/外号, which are informal nicknames people give each other.

noun
code namecodename
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Examples

  • 代号
    Zhè cì jūn shì xíng dòng de dài hào shì "yè yīng".
    The codename for this military operation is "Night Hawk".
  • 代号
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de dài hào shì "běi jí xīng".
    The codename for this project is "Polaris".
  • 代号
    Tā men zài liáo tiān lǐ dōu yǒu zì jǐ de dài hào.
    They each have their own codename in the chat.

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