Nicknames of Chinese universities
Most major universities in China are known colloquially by an abbreviated form of their names. For example, Peking University, whose Chinese name is "běijīng dàxué" (lit. Beijing University) is normally just referred to as "běidà", taking the first syllable of each word "běi" + "dà" 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 |
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běidà |
běijīng dàxué |
Peking University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
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běiyǔ |
běijīng yǔyán dàxué |
Beijing Language and Culture University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
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chóngyóu |
chóngqìng yóudiàn dàxué |
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
Chongqing |
Chongqing |
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dàgōng |
dàlián lǐgōng dàxué |
大连理工大学 |
Dalian University of Technology |
Dalian |
Liaoning |
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èrwài |
běijīng dìèr wàiguóyǔ xuéyuàn |
Beijing International Studies University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
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lándà |
lánzhōu dàxué |
Lanzhou University |
Lanzhou |
Gansu |
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héshīdà |
hénán shīfàn dàxué |
Henan Normal University |
Xinxiang |
Henan |
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jīngmào |
duìwài jīngjì màoyì dàxué |
Beijing University of International Business and Economics |
Beijing |
Beijing |
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réndà |
rénmín dàxué |
Renmin University |
Beijing |
Beijing |
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shàngshīdà |
shànghǎi shīfàn dàxué |
Shanghai Normal University |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
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shídà |
zhōngguó shíyóu dàxué |
China University of Petroleum |
Beijing / Dongying |
Beijing / Shandong |
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tóngjì |
tóngjì dàxué |
Tongji University |
Shanghai |
Shanghai |
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xiàdà |
xiàmén dàxué |
Xiamen University |
Xiamen |
Fujian |
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xīdiàn |
xīān diànzi kējì dàxué |
Xidian University |
Xi'an |
Shaanxi |