Chinese universities nicknames
Most major universities in China are known colloqially by an abbreviated form of their names. For example, Beijing University, whose Chinese name is "beijing daxue" (lit. Beijing University) is normally just referred to as "beida", taking the first syllable of each word "bei" + "da" The full names, which are much longer, are typically only used in formal communications.
Nickname (pinyin) |
Full name (pinyin) |
Nickname |
Full name |
English name |
City |
Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
běidà |
běijīng dàxué |
北大 |
北京大学 |
Beijing University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
běiyǔ |
běijīng yǔyán dàxué |
北语 |
北京语言大学 |
Beijing Language and Culture University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
chóngyóu |
chóngqìng yóudiàn dàxué |
重邮 |
重庆邮电大学 |
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
Chongqing |
Chongqing |
dàgōng |
dàlián lǐgōng dàxué |
大工 |
大连理工大学 |
Dalian University of Technology |
Dalian |
Liaoning |
èrwài |
běijīng dìèr wàiguóyǔ xuéyuàn |
二外 |
北京第二外国语学院 |
Beijing International Studies University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
lándà |
lánzhōu dàxué |
兰大 |
兰州大学 |
Lanzhou University |
Lanzhou |
Gansu |
héshīdà |
hénán shīfàn dàxué |
河师大 |
河南师范大学 |
Henan Normal University |
Xinxiang |
Henan |
jīngmào |
duìwài jīngjì màoyì dàxué |
经贸 |
对外经济贸易大学 |
University of International Business and Economics |
Beijing |
Beijing |
réndà |
rénmín dàxué |
人大 |
人民大学 |
Renmin University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
shàngshīdà |
shànghǎi shīfàn dàxué |
上师大 |
上海师范大学 |
Shanghai Normal University |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
shídà |
zhōngguó shíyóu dàxué |
石大 |
中国石油大学 |
China University of Petroleum |
Beijing / Dongying |
Beijing / Shandong |
tóngjì |
tóngjì dàxué |
同济 |
同济大学 |
Tongji University |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
xīdiàn |
xīān diànzi kējì dàxué |
西电 |
西安电子科技大学 |
Xidian University |
Xi'an |
Shaanxi |