Names and titles: advanced 姓名与称谓：高级

大家敬称他为老先生。

Dàjiā jìngchēng tā wèi Lǎoxiānshēng.

Everyone respectfully addresses him as venerable sir.

陛下是对国王的敬称。

Bìxià shì duì guówáng de jìngchēng.

Your Majesty is the respectful form of address for a king.

你的小名是怎么来的？

Nǐ de xiǎomíng shì zěnme lái de?

How did you get your pet name?

你小时候的小名是什么？

Nǐ xiǎoshíhou de xiǎomíng shì shénme?

What was your childhood name when you were little?

他不想让同学知道乳名。

Tā bùxiǎng ràng tóngxué zhīdào rǔmíng.

He doesn't want his classmates to know his baby name.

长大后，没人叫我乳名了。

Zhǎngdà hòu, méi rén jiào wǒ rǔmíng le.

After I grew up, nobody called me by my baby name anymore.

她为什么突然要改名？

Tā wèishénme tūrán yào gǎimíng?

Why does she suddenly want to change her name?

改名需要带哪些证件？

Gǎimíng xūyào dài nǎxiē zhèngjiàn?

Which documents do I need to bring to change my name?

爸爸正在给女儿取名。

Bàba zhèngzài gěi nǚ'ér qǔmíng.

Dad is picking a name for his daughter.

给宝宝取名，爷爷查了书。

Gěi bǎobao qǔmíng, yéye chále shū.

To name the baby, Grandpa looked through some books.

你认识哪些复姓？

Nǐ rènshi nǎxiē fùxìng?

Which two-character surnames do you know?

我同学是复姓，名字有四个字。

Wǒ tóngxué shì fùxìng, míngzi yǒu sì gè zì.

My classmate has a two-character surname, so his name has four characters.

书上写着这位大臣的谥号。

Shū shàng xiězhe zhèwèi dàchén de shìhào.

The book records this minister's posthumous title.

谥号是在人去世后才给的。

Shìhào shì zài rén qùshì hòu cái gěi de.

A posthumous title is only given after a person has died.

陛下，您的客人已经到了。

Bìxià, nín de kèrén yǐjīng dàole.

Your Majesty, your guests have arrived.

请问阁下是哪国人？

Qǐngwèn géxià shì nǎ guórén?

May I ask which country you are from, sir?

阁下是哪国的大使？

Géxià shì nǎ guó de dàshǐ?

Which country are you the ambassador of, sir?

令尊今年身体还好吗？

Lìngzūn jīnnián shēntǐ háihǎo ma?

Is your esteemed father still in good health this year?

听说令尊是一位老师？

Tīngshuō lìngzūn shì yí wèi lǎoshī?

I heard your esteemed father is a teacher?

请替我问候令堂。

Qǐng tì wǒ wènhòu lìngtáng.

Please give my regards to your mother.

令堂最近身体好吗？

Lìngtáng zuìjìn shēntǐ hǎo ma?

Has your mother been well lately?

家父不太喜欢用手机。

Jiāfù bú tài xǐhuan yòng shǒujī.

My father doesn't really like using a mobile phone.

这是家父留给我的旧手表。

Zhè shì jiāfù liúgěi wǒ de jiù shǒubiǎo.

This is the old watch my father left me.

家母年近六十，身体很好。

Jiāmǔ nián jìn liùshí, shēntǐ hěn hǎo.

My mother is nearly sixty and is in good health.

家母病了，今天不能来了。

Jiāmǔ bìng le, jīntiān bùnéng láile.

My mother is ill and cannot come today.

演讲开始，鄙人先说几句。

Yǎnjiǎng kāishǐ, bǐrén xiān shuō jǐ jù.

As the speech begins, allow me to say a few words first.

鄙人今天来，是想请教您。

Bǐrén jīntiān lái, shì xiǎng qǐngjiào nín.

I have come today because I would like to seek your advice.