It.s very interesting to study names of different countries. Chinese names are different 回答
foreign names. Once an English lady came to visit me. When I was introduced to her, she said, “Glad to meet you, Miss Ping.”Then she gave me her name card with three words on it:“Betty J. Black”.So I said,“Thank you, Miss Betty.”We looked at each other and laughed heartily. Later I found that the English people 回答
their family names last and the given names 回答
, while their middles are not used very much. I explained to her that the Chinese family name 回答
first, the given names last, so she should never call me Miss Ping. She asked if we Chinese had a middle name. I told her we didn’t. But people may often find three words on a Chinese name card. In this case the family name still comes first, and the other words after it 回答
a two-word given name. It is quite usual in China. My sister is Li Xiaofang. She has two words in her given name instead of just one like mine．
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