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Forms of Address
The following are traditional forms of address.They
were used extensively in prerevolutionary China
but fell into disuse, especially during the Cultural
Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, when they were
condemned as bourgeois.To the extent that they have
been uesd at all in recent years, they have been
reserved for very famous and high-ranking people.The
titles are now making a comeback, however.They are
often used to describe foreign guest and in turn
may be used to good effect by foreigners-the Chinese
rather like hearing these titles,in fact.. It's
best not to use TONGZHI "comrade", when speaking
with the Chinese, however,even though they tend
to use it frequently among themselves; as a guest
in their country you are not, strictly speaking,
a corade.
| Sir |
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| Madame |
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| Miss |
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| Ms. |
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| Comrade |
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Communications
| Do you speak English? |
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| I sprak a little Chinese. |
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| Do you understand? |
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| I understand. |
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| I don't understand. |
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| Let me think. |
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| What ? |
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| What did you say ? |
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| How do you say _____ in Chinese? |
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| What does this ( that ) mean? |
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| Please speak more slowly. |
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| Please repeat. |
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| That is not important. |
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