In China,most people's names have two parts,the family names and the given¹ names. One person² may have different names. For example, when they are very young at home,they usually have pet names. In school and society³ they use their formal⁴ names. If someone⁵ is a writer⁶, he or she has a pen name. Most of the names have special meanings⁷. Some show their parents wishes. Girls' names show that their parents want them to be nice.

在中国，大多数人的名字有两个部分，姓和名。一个人可能有不同的名字。例如，当他们还小时，在家里他们通常有昵称。在学校和社会，他们用自己的正式名字。如果某人是一个作家，他或她有一个笔名。大多数的名称具有特殊的含义。有的展示自己的父母的愿望。女孩的名字表明，他们的父母希望她们友善待人。