Chinese name

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A personal name used in Chinese culture is expressed with the family name (surname, or last name) first and the given name (first name) last.

For instance, Feng Yun (丰 云 Pinyin: Fēng Yśn) is addressed as Ms. Feng, not Ms. Yun.

Many Chinese people who immigrate to Western countries or who do business in Western countries reverse their naming order to fit the Western given name, then family name convention. Some who emigrate take a new Western given name and have their name written in the Western order.

Some Chinese people use a "combined name" composed of a Western given name, then a family name, then a Chinese given name in that order.

Chinese people usually do not change their family names when they marry. For instance, when Wang Hongjun married Liu Yajie, Wang did not become "Liu Hongjun," and Liu did not become "Wang Yajie." Children of a married couple usually take the husband's family name.

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