diff --git a/deepmd/train/trainer.py b/deepmd/train/trainer.py
index eb88aca92e..52d8e97cf8 100644
--- a/deepmd/train/trainer.py
+++ b/deepmd/train/trainer.py
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ def _generate_descrpt_from_param_dict(descrpt_param):
         descrpt_param.pop(kk, None)
     if descrpt_type == 'loc_frame':
         descrpt = DescrptLocFrame(**descrpt_param)
-    elif descrpt_type == 'se_a' :            
+    elif descrpt_type == 'se_e2_a' or descrpt_type == 'se_a' :
         descrpt = DescrptSeA(**descrpt_param)
-    elif descrpt_type == 'se_a_3be' or descrpt_type == 'se_at' or descrpt_type == 'se_t' :
+    elif descrpt_type == 'se_e2_r' or descrpt_type == 'se_r' :
+        descrpt = DescrptSeR(**descrpt_param)
+    elif descrpt_type == 'se_e3' or descrpt_type == 'se_at' or descrpt_type == 'se_a_3be' :
         descrpt = DescrptSeT(**descrpt_param)
     elif descrpt_type == 'se_a_tpe' or descrpt_type == 'se_a_ebd' :
         descrpt = DescrptSeAEbd(**descrpt_param)
     elif descrpt_type == 'se_a_ef' :
         descrpt = DescrptSeAEf(**descrpt_param)
-    elif descrpt_type == 'se_r' :
-        descrpt = DescrptSeR(**descrpt_param)
     elif descrpt_type == 'se_ar' :
         descrpt = DescrptSeAR(descrpt_param)
     else :
diff --git a/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py b/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
index dca1508a03..121079bead 100644
--- a/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
+++ b/deepmd/utils/argcheck.py
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ def descrpt_variant_type_args():
     
     return Variant("type", [
         Argument("loc_frame", dict, descrpt_local_frame_args()),
-        Argument("se_a", dict, descrpt_se_a_args()),
-        Argument("se_r", dict, descrpt_se_r_args()),
-        Argument("se_t", dict, descrpt_se_t_args(), alias = ['se_at', 'se_a_3be']),
+        Argument("se_e2_a", dict, descrpt_se_a_args(), alias = ['se_a']),
+        Argument("se_e2_r", dict, descrpt_se_r_args(), alias = ['se_r']),
+        Argument("se_e3", dict, descrpt_se_t_args(), alias = ['se_at', 'se_a_3be', 'se_t']),
         Argument("se_a_tpe", dict, descrpt_se_a_tpe_args(), alias = ['se_a_ebd']),
         Argument("hybrid", dict, descrpt_hybrid_args()),
     ], doc = doc_descrpt_type)
@@ -553,7 +553,21 @@ def gen_doc(*, make_anchor=True, make_link=True, **kwargs):
     return "\n\n".join(ptr)
 
 
+def normalize_hybrid_list(hy_list):
+    new_list = []
+    base = Argument("base", dict, [], [descrpt_variant_type_args()], doc = "")
+    for ii in range(len(hy_list)):
+        data = base.normalize_value(hy_list[ii], trim_pattern="_*")
+        base.check_value(data, strict=True)
+        new_list.append(data)
+    return new_list
+
+
 def normalize(data):
+    if "hybrid" == data["model"]["descriptor"]["type"]:
+        data["model"]["descriptor"]["list"] \
+            = normalize_hybrid_list(data["model"]["descriptor"]["list"])
+
     ma = model_args()
     lra = learning_rate_args()
     la = loss_args()