{"id":17599,"date":"2026-09-27T23:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17599"},"modified":"2026-09-27T23:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:03:14","slug":"name-in-chinese-xing-jiao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/name-in-chinese-xing-jiao\/","title":{"rendered":"Name in Chinese &#8211; \u59d3 x\u00ecng &amp; \u53eb ji\u00e0o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 saying your name<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">In Chinese, you give your family name with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng and your name with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o. Both are verbs, so they sit right after the subject, with no <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec needed.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jiao-xing.png\" alt=\"\u59d3 x\u00ecng &#038; \u53eb ji\u00e0o \u2014 saying your name in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">Chinese names put the family name first: in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u738b\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u738b\u5c0f\u660e<\/span> W\u00e1ng Xi\u01ceom\u00edng, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u738b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u738b<\/span> W\u00e1ng is the family name and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span> Xi\u01ceom\u00edng is the given name. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng introduces only the family name, while <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o introduces the full name (or whatever people call you).<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng + family name<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng means &#8220;to have the family name\u2026&#8221;. It&#8217;s followed by the family name only.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My family name is Wang.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Her family name is Li.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Our teacher&#8217;s family name is Chen.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p>To say &#8220;not,&#8221; put <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00fa in front of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ec3<\/span><rt>Hu\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ec4<\/span><rt>Hu\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My family name isn&#8217;t Wang, it&#8217;s Huang.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng is a verb, not a noun<\/div>\n    <p>In English, &#8220;surname&#8221; is a noun: <em>My surname is Wang.<\/em> In Chinese, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng is usually used as a <strong>verb<\/strong>, &#8220;to be surnamed.&#8221; That&#8217;s why Chinese speakers rarely say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u7684\u59d3\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u7684\u59d3\u662f<\/span> w\u01d2 de x\u00ecng sh\u00ec\u2026. It isn&#8217;t exactly wrong, but it sounds like a word-for-word translation from English.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">\u26a0\ufe0f Sounds translated: My surname is Wang.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">\u2705 Natural: My family name is Wang.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o + name<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o means &#8220;to be called.&#8221; It&#8217;s followed by the full name, a given name, or a nickname.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My name is Wang Xiaoming.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u885b<\/span><rt>D\u00e0w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u536b<\/span><rt>D\u00e0w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">His name is David.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Lucky<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Lucky<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My dog is called Lucky.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You can call me Xiaoming.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Asking_Someones_Name\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Asking Someone&#8217;s Name<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>Polite: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60a8\u8cb4\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60a8\u8d35\u59d3<\/span> n\u00edn gu\u00ecx\u00ecng?<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cb4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d35<\/span> gu\u00ec means &#8220;honorable,&#8221; so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60a8\u8cb4\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60a8\u8d35\u59d3<\/span> n\u00edn gu\u00ecx\u00ecng is the polite way to ask for someone&#8217;s family name, especially an older person or someone you just met.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4\u59d3<\/span><rt>gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35\u59d3<\/span><rt>gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What is your family name? (polite)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Answering <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60a8\u8cb4\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60a8\u8d35\u59d3<\/span> n\u00edn gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/div>\n    <p>Never use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cb4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d35<\/span> gu\u00ec about yourself. It&#8217;s only for honoring the other person. Answer with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng, and add your full name with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o if you like:<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4\u59d3<\/span><rt>gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35\u59d3<\/span><rt>gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\"><strong>A:<\/strong> May I ask your family name?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u7f8e<\/span><rt>M\u011bim\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u7f8e<\/span><rt>M\u011bim\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\"><strong>B:<\/strong> My family name is Lin. My name is Lin Meimei.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Casual: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u9ebc\u540d\u5b57 n\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme m\u00edngz\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48\u540d\u5b57 n\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme m\u00edngzi<\/span>?<\/h3>\n  <p>With friends, classmates, or kids, just ask what someone is called.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngz\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What&#8217;s your name?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What&#8217;s her family name?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>In business: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f60\u600e\u9ebc\u7a31\u547c n\u01d0 z\u011bnme ch\u0113ngh\u016b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u79f0\u547c n\u01d0 z\u011bnme ch\u0113nghu<\/span>?<\/h3>\n  <p>In business or other formal settings, people usually ask <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc\u7a31\u547c z\u011bnme ch\u0113ngh\u016b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48\u79f0\u547c z\u011bnme ch\u0113nghu<\/span>, &#8220;how should I address you?&#8221; It asks what the other person would like to be called, not just their name.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a31\u547c<\/span><rt>ch\u0113ngh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79f0\u547c<\/span><rt>ch\u0113nghu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How should I address you?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a31\u547c<\/span><rt>ch\u0113ngh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79f0\u547c<\/span><rt>ch\u0113nghu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">May I ask how I should address you? (very polite)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83c\udfee Culture Note: why the family name matters<\/div>\n    <p>In Chinese-speaking societies, calling someone directly by their given name, especially an elder, a boss, a teacher, or someone you&#8217;ve just met, can feel too familiar or even rude. The most polite way to address someone is <strong>family name + title or job title<\/strong>, and the title always comes <strong>after<\/strong> the name. That&#8217;s why knowing someone&#8217;s <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng matters so much: it&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll call them.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Good morning, Mr. Wang!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Hello, Teacher Chen!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u59d0<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b1d\u8b1d<\/span><rt>xi\u00e8xie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u59d0<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c22\u8c22<\/span><rt>xi\u00e8xie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Thank you, Miss Li!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Hello, Dr. Lin!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng is already the verb, so don&#8217;t add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>Xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59d3<\/span> x\u00ecng takes the family name only. For the full name, use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53eb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53eb<\/span> ji\u00e0o.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4\u59d3<\/span><rt>gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35\u59d3<\/span><rt>gu\u00ecx\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cb4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d35<\/span> gu\u00ec is only for asking about someone else, never for talking about yourself.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>My family name is Zhang.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f35<\/span><rt>Zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f20<\/span><rt>Zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>My name is Anna.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u5a1c<\/span><rt>\u0100nn\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u5a1c<\/span><rt>\u0100nn\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>What&#8217;s your teacher&#8217;s name?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u5b57<\/span><rt>m\u00edngzi<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Is your family name Wang?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>His family name isn&#8217;t Lin.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>My cat is called Mimi.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54aa\u54aa<\/span><rt>M\u012bm\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54aa\u54aa<\/span><rt>M\u012bm\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Hello, Mr. Chen!<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span 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