The Origin of Chinese Names
1 min readIt is said that the original purpose of giving each person a name was for convenience.Ancient people found that whenever it was dark，they couldn’t see each other and they couldn’t tell who’s who.Each person was given a name，so that they could address each other easily，even in the dark.Later，people became more and more particular about their names.Under the influence of political，economic and other factors，people had different preferences at different period of time.
How to Address Chinese People
It is customary to address Chinese by their given name，using the title Miss，Mrs.，or Mr.until persons become good friends and know other’s nicknames.There are a large range of official titles and formal address forms in daily use，especially occupation-linked titles such as doctor，professor，and mayor.Younger members addresselder members according to their formal role within families such as elder brother，cousin，sister-in-law and so forth.
