Abbreviations and abbreviated words

Letters or words

• MP: Member of Parliament
• PM: Prime Minister
• EU: European Union
• PC: Personal computer
• BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
• UN: United Nations
• UK: United Kingdom
• USA: United States of America
• OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Written forms only

• Mr
• Mrs: a married woman
• Ms: a woman who may be single or married
• Miss: 用于未婚女子姓氏或姓名前，女士

Abbreviations as part of the language

• etc: and so on
• e.g.: for example
• i.e.: that’s to say, in other words

Shortened words

• fridge: refrigerator
• bike: bicycle
• exam: examination
• mum: mother
• ad/advert: advertisement
• dad: father
• maths: mathematics
• case: suitcase
• vet: veterinary surgeon 兽医
• flu: influenze
• lab: laboratory
• phone: telephone
• photo: photograph
• TV/telly: television
• a paper: newspaper