appellation; title; term of address
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
appellation; title; form of address
formalA formal term for any title, name, or term used to address someone, encompassing kinship terms (father, aunt), professional titles (director, professor), social titles (Mr., Ms.), and honorifics. It's a key concept in sociolinguistics and etiquette.
Zài在
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
qīn亲
shǔ属
chēng称
wèi谓
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
。
In Chinese, kinship terms are very complex.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
dāng当
shǐ使
yòng用
qià恰
dàng当
de的
chēng称
wèi谓
lái来
chēng称
hū呼
zhǎng长
bèi辈
。
We should use appropriate forms of address when speaking to elders.
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“
Shī师
fu傅
”
hé和
“
lǎo老
shī师
”
shì是
bù不
tóng同
de的
zhí职
yè业
chēng称
wèi谓
。
"Shifu" (master) and "laoshi" (teacher) are different professional titles.
Zhè这
fèn份
biǎo表
gé格
xū需
yào要
tián填
xiě写
nǐ你
de的
xìng姓
míng名
hé和
chēng称
wèi谓
。
This form requires you to fill in your name and title (e.g., Mr., Ms.).
Yǔ语
yán言
xué学
jiā家
zhuān专
mén门
yán研
jiū究
shè社
huì会
chēng称
wèi谓
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
Linguists specifically study changes in social forms of address.