Chinese name pronunciation?
I made a new friend on Xaiohongshu! He told me his name (two words) and I’m not sure if I call him just the first word or both words of his name, what is common practice of names in China?
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AnonymerTutor•over 1 year ago•1
Chinese names usually consist of three characters/syllables (each character is one syllable). A one-character family name and a two-character given name. There are also family names with more than one character and given names with only one or more than two characters, but they are relatively rare.
The name is written family name first.
毛泽东 (Mao Zedong, family name Mao, given name Zedong)
邓小平 (Deng Xiaoping, family name Deng, given name Xiaoping)
习近平 (习近平, family name Xi, given name Jinping)
You usually call friends by their given name only. If the name you were given is only two characters it is likely only their given name.
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