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What are the appellations of China people?

China people's appellations mainly include kinship appellations, social appellations and special appellations.

1. Kinship appellation

Kinship appellation refers to the name that determines the relationship between kin members and themselves centered on themselves, and it is the name and address of relatives calling each other on the basis of blood relatives and in-laws. It is a sign to determine the relationship between relatives and themselves with myself as the axis.

2. Social appellation

Social appellation refers to the appellation custom that reflects the relationship between people in social life except kinship appellation. Social appellation is divided into non-kinship appellation and contextual appellation. Non-kinship appellations are those that express interpersonal relationships except kinship appellations on the basis of "person" in social life.

3. Special appellation

(1) The appellation of the people. ?

(2) the title of occupation, for some people who take skills as their occupation, a word indicating their occupation is often added before their name, so that people can know their professional identity at a glance.

(3) appellations between different friends.

Extended information:

Appellation etiquette:

Appellation etiquette is a kind of normative politeness used when addressing relatives, friends, comrades or other relevant personnel, and accurate appellation can properly reflect the subordinate relationship between the parties.

Address etiquette can be divided into four categories: name address, relative address, position address and gender address. Address etiquette is very important in our daily life and diplomatic activities.

You should be careful when using address forms. If you make a mistake, it will make people laugh. Proper use of address forms is a basic courtesy in social activities. Appellation should show respect, kindness and elegance, so that the two sides can communicate with each other, have harmonious feelings and shorten their distance. Mastering and using appellation correctly is an indispensable etiquette factor in interpersonal communication.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Appellation

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Appellation Etiquette