1 Cultural Literacy: Family names, Full names

Question 1

Do family names precede official titles and other forms of address?

Answer 1

Yes. (family name) (title)

Examples: 王先生， 李小姐， 常老师

Question 2

Family names were originally passed down along ? lines.

Answer 2

maternal

Question 3

姓氏

Answer 3

another term for family name

xìngshì

Question 4

张三李四

Answer 4

idiom equivalent to English’s “Tom, Dick, and Harry”; representative of ordinary people

Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì