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ChineseEtiquette
ChineseEtiquette
Chinaisacountrythathaslongbeenknownforitsceremoniesandetiquettethroughtheages.However,itcanbesomethingofacultureshockwhenitcomestothedifferencesbetweenthesocialnicetiesbetweenChinaandthewesternworld.ThefollowingisanintroductiontothedailymannersandcourtesiesofsociallifeinChina.
Greetings:
Indifferentcountries,peoplehavedifferentwaysofgreetings.BeforeyourChinatrip,doyouwanttolearnsomethingpracticalaboutChinesepeople'sgreetingetiquette?
Inthissection,youcangetsomeknowledgeofhowChinesepeoplegreetwitheachother.Hopeithelps.
Manywesterncountriesaccepthugsandkissesasapopularformofgreetingalthoughahandshakeisstilltheformalwayofgreetingpeople.InChina,ahandshakeorasimpleandkindsalutationiscommon.
FormofAddress:
Aformofaddressistosomeextentareflectionofsocialclimate.InChina,variousformsofaddressareusedaccordingtocircumstances.Choosingtheappropriateandcorrectformshowsyourwitandhighrespecttoothers.Generally,forChinesepeopleitshouldbeinaccordwithconventionandcaremuchaboutthepersonalfavorofthepeoplebeingaddressed.Therearefourmaincategories:
JobTitle:
Youcancallsomeonedirectlybyhisjobtitleorputitbeforehissurnameorfullname.Thisisoftenusedintheworkplaceandonmoreformaloccasions:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
ThesamemeaninginEnglish
HuZhuXi
胡主席
PresidentHu
ZhangJingLi
张经理
ManagerZhang
LiuZhuRen
刘主任
DirectorLiu
Toaddressbasedonprofessionalqualifications,whichexpressesrespecttothosebeingaddressed:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
ThesamemeaninginEnglish
LiJiaoShou
李教授
ProfessorLi
WangLuShi
王律师
LawyerWang
ZhaoGongChengShi
赵工程师
EngineerZhao
Anaddressbasedoneducationalqualificationsishelpfultoemphasizetheacademicauthorityofthepeoplebeingaddressed:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
ThesamemeaninginEnglish
YangBoShi
杨博士
Dr.Yang
GaoShuoShi
高硕士
MasterGao
MaXueShi
马学士
BachelorMa
Toaddressbasedonprofessions:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
ThesamemeaninginEnglish
WangLaoShi
王老师
TeacherWang
ZhangYiSheng
张医生
DocotorZhang
LiuJingGuan
刘警官
OfficerLiu
Generally,youcancallothersbytheirfamilynameorfullnamebyputtingtheMr.orMs.infront.Thisisthegeneraladdressmostwidelyusedincompany,hotels,stores,restaurants,karaoke,barsandotherplaces.
Youcanuseaperson'sfullnameorfamilynamewhenaddressingacquaintances,goodfriendsandcolleagues,oronlythesurnameproceededbyaninformaltitlewhichindicateshisage:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
MeaninginEnglish
Note
LaoLi
老李
ElderLi
Apersonolderthanyourself
XiaoWang
小王
YoungerWang
Apersonyoungerthanyourself
PhaticCommunion
Asmile,goodeyecontactandpolitenessareexpressionsofsincerity.Thesearethebeginningofcommunication.Justlikewesterners,theChineseusuallypassthetimeofdaywithoneanotherasaprecursortogettingtothepointofaconversationorpresentation.
Differentconditionsrequiredifferentstylesinwhichconversationalgreetingsmaybeexchanged.Whenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,themostcommonly-usedwordsare:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
ThesamemeaninginEnglish
NiHao
你好
Hello/Hi
HenGaoXingRenShiNi
很高兴认识你
Gladtoseeyou./Nicetomeetyou.
XingHui(moreformal)
幸会
Howdoyoudo?
Forgreetingacquaintances,thewordswillbemoreinformalandfriendlylikethefollowing:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
MeaninginEnglish
HaoJiuBuJian
好久不见
Longtimenosee!
NiQiSeBuCuo
你气色不错
Youlookverywelltoday!
ChiLeMa
吃了吗
Haveyouhadyourmeal?
MangShenMeNe
忙什么呢?
Whatareyoubusyingdoingthesedays?
ZuiJinRuHe
最近如何?
Howareyoudoingrecently?
ShenTiZenMeYang
身体怎么样?
Howareyoufeeling?
/Howareyou?
JiaRenDouHaoBa
家人都好吧?
Howisyourfamily?
QuNa'er
去那儿啊?
Whereareyougoing?
ShangBanQuMa
上班去吗?
Youaregoingtowork?
JinTianFengHenDa
今天风很大
Thewindissostrongtoday.
NiNuErZhenKeAi
您女儿真可爱
Yourdaughterissolovely!
Thisphaticcommunionisasalutationwithoutexpectationofaresponse,thequestionbeingrhetorical.However,itshouldbecompact,friendlyandrespectful.Itisimpropertoaskaboutthepersonalaffairsofotherpeople,fordelvingintoanother'sprivacyisconsideredtobediscourteous.Rememberalwaystobeactive,passionate,naturalandattentivewhengreetingothers.
MakeIntroductions:
Inthissection,youcanlearnsomeChineseabouthowtointroduceyourselftoothersandsometipsofself-introduction.
Anintroductionisthefirststeptoestablishaninterpersonalrelationship.Asuccessfulintroductionmakesthepeoplebeingintroducedfeelcloserandcreatesagoodfirstimpression.
Self-introduction
WithregardtointroducingyourselfthereislittledifferencebetweenChinaandelsewhere.Itisconsideredpolitetogiveyourfullname,jobpositionsandtheplaceyouworkfor,especiallyonmoreformaloccasions.Onlyyourfullnamewithasimplegreetingisenoughoninformaloccasions:
ChinesePinyin
Chinese
ThesamemeaninginEnglish
NiHao,WoJiao...
你好,我叫......
Hello/Hi,I'm...
NiHao,WoShi...
你好,我是......
NiHao,WoDeMingZiShi...
你好,我的名字是......
Hello/Hi,Mynameis...
Beingintroduced
Ifsomeoneismakingtheintroductions,tointroduceyourselfisconsidereddisrespectful.Sowhenitisyourturntobeintroduced,standup,smileandlookatthepeoplealsobeingintroducedwithease.Afterbeingintroduced,youcanshakehandswitheachotherandgivemutualgreetings,sometimeswithanexchangeofcallingcards.
Introducetoothers
InChina,therearemanystrictconventionalrulesonintroductiontoothers:
a.Thejuniorshouldbeintroducedtotheseniorfirst;
b.Themaleshouldbeintroducedtothefemalefirst;
c.Theinferiorshouldbeintroducedtothesuperiorfirst;
d.Thehostshouldbeintroducedtotheguestfirst.
Thesewaysofintroductionistoshowhighrespecttothesenior,thefemale,thesuperiorandtheguest.However,ifyouareinagenerallymoreinformaloccasion,theintroductiontootherscanbelessceremonious.
Handshaking:
It'ssaidthatthecomityofhandshakingoriginatedinremoteantiquity.Atthattime,humanbeingslivedonhunting.Iftheyhappenedtomeetastranger,theywouldthrowtheirhuntingtoolsasideandlaidopenthehandstoshowtheperson.Withthechangeoferas,thisactionhasbecomeetiquetteinpeople'slife.
Handshaking,isakindofsilentlanguage,whichisespeciallymoreimportantinChina,althoughitisapopularlyusedformofgreetinginmanycountriesworldwide.Itisthecommonproprietyonmostsocialoccasionsasanexpressionofcourtesyandgreetingwhenpeoplemeetorsaygoodbyetoeachother.Besides,handshakingisalsoawaytoexpresscongratulations,thanksandencouragementtoothers.Generally,youcanmakeasimpleaddressorbeckonandthenshakehandswitheachother,simultaneouslywithexchangeofgreetings.
Asforthequestionastowhoshouldofferhishandfirst,therearesomebasicprinciplesyoushouldfollow.Generallyspeaking,theelder,thesenior,theteacher(comparedwiththestudents),thefemale,themarried(comparedwiththeunmarried),thesuperiorshouldreachouttheirhandsfirst.Ifyouhavetoshakehandswithmorethanoneperson,youshouldshakehandsinsuccessionwiththeseniorandsuperiortothejuniorandinferior,fromthenearesttothefurthest.
Specially,whenthehostmeetstheguest,thehostshouldshakehandsfirsttoshowhiswelcome;however,whentheysaygoodbyewitheachother,itistheguestwhoshouldofferhishandfirst.
Therearealsosomeexceptions.Ifsomeone,nomatterwhetherheissuperiorornot,offershishandbeforeyou,itiscourteoustogiveanunreservedresponse.
Thenhowtoshakehandswithothers?
Generally,youshouldpaymuchattentiontothetimeandstrength.Itisinappropriatetoshakehandstoolongortooshort,threetofivesecondsisthebest,notexceedto30secondsatmost.Handshakingshouldbesimpleandlight,withoutoverexertion.
Therearealsosomethingsthatareunacceptablewhenshakinghands:
a.Shakehandsabsent-mindedly.
b.Shakehandswithlefthand.
c.Shakehandswhilewearingahat,glovesorsunglasses.
d.Shakehandscrossways.
e.Havingyourotherhandinyourpocket.
f.Shakehandswhileseatedunlessdisabled.
g.Refusetoshakehandswithothers.
TableManners:
Likethepeopleinwesterncountries,theChineseareparticularaboutthetablemanners.Throughthissection,youwillhaveanacquaintancewithhowtousechopstickscorrectlyandothermannersaboutdining.
AmultitudeofetiquetteconsiderationsoccuralsowhendinninginChina.Therearesomespecialdifferencesfrommannersinwesterncountries.
a.ArounddiningtableismorepopularinChinathanarectangularorsquareone.Asmanypeoplewhocanbeseatedcomfortablyarounditconvenientlyfaceoneanother.Theguestofhonorisalwaysseatedtotherightofthehost;thenextinlinewillsitonhisleft.Guestsshouldbeseatedafterthehost'sinvitation,anditisdiscourteoustoseatguestsattheplacewherethedishesareserved.
b.Dinningmayonlybeginoncethehostandallhisguestsareseated.Thehostshouldactivelytakecareofallhisguests,invitingthemtoenjoytheirmeal.
OurguestsenjoydeliciousChinesefood
c.OnatypicalChinesedinningtabletherearealwaysacup,abowlonasmalldish,togetherw
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