【MAP】Relations with other people Personal connections (guānxi /關係), or networking, play a big role in Chinese society, and learning forms of address is the very first step to establish social relationship. In… 更多 Chinese culture, it is quite common to address people by their surname (xìng /姓) and professional titles (zhíchēng /職稱). For example, Lung Yingtai (Lóng YīngTái /龍應台), Taiwan first Minister of Culture and the famous writer, is generally addressed as Minister Lung (Lóng Bùzhǎng /龍部長). Then, you can start a conversation with greetings such as “hello” (nǐ hǎo /你好) and “good morning” (zǎo ān /早安). But don’t be surprised if they get personal very quickly by asking questions like “How old are you?” (Nǐ jǐ suì? /你幾歲?) Do you want to know more? There are more useful phrases and multimedia curriculum on Taiwan Academy. Link: http://www.huayuworld.org/learning/learningmapfront/main/30/A