Cultural tips（文化提示）

How do you address people in Chinese? （如何称呼别人？）

Mark can address the following people like this:

张 Zhāng 国 Guó 中 zhōng → 张 Zhāng 老 lǎo 师 shī

his Chinese teacher,a man of around 50

王 Wáng ×× → 王 Wáng 先 xiān 生 sheng

his landlord,a man of 40 Mr.Wang

孙 Sūn ×× → 孙 Sūn 阿 ā 姨 yí

his housemaid,a middle aged woman Auntie Sun

赵 Zhào × → 赵 Zhào 总 zǒng

his boss,the general manager G M Zhao

李 Lǐ 大 Dà 明 míng → 李 Lǐ 大 Dà 明 míng

his Chinese friend，a boy → 大 Dà 明 míng （when they become close friend）

When you are not sure how to address a person,don't hesitate to ask:

Wǒ gāi zěnme chēnghu nín? 我该怎么称呼您？How should I address you?

or,

Nín guì xìng? 您贵姓？ What's your surname?

And the answers would be:

Jiào wǒ Dàmíng bα. 叫我大明吧。 Call me Daming.

or,

Wǒ xìng Zhāng. 我姓张。 My surname is Zhang. PiDONs/GzGLlJnImDbEO+mxpvRrjV5tUAhGXKtKuP9BQFOF9aGeSisxKzjhNApMA