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父亲 in Context

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父亲

Usage 1 - "father (formal)": 

Sentence

最疼爱我的人是我的父亲。

English

The person who loves me the most is my father.

Top-Down Words:

疼爱 téngài - love dearly, be very fond of


*Sentence

小白的父亲走到司马光身边对他说:“司马光,谢谢你!”

English

Xiaobai's father walked to Sima Guang and said, "Sima Guang, thanks!"

Top-Down Words:

司马光 Sī Mǎguāng - Chinese name



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Comments   4

Annette Bicknell

i司马光 : Sima Guang or Sī Mǎguāng? When seeing three characters for a name, is the first the last name as suggested in the pinyin translation and the other two the first name? Or are the first two "Sima" the last name?
Any guidelines as to how many of the characters are last and first name? I am under the impression that by far most Chinese family names are one character, but I may be wrong.

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Mandarin Blueprint

Surnames are virtually always one character and come first. If you use the western way of naming, it would be Mǎguāng Sī. The 姓 (surname) is 司 and the 名字 (name) is 马光

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Annette Bicknell

Got it, thanks

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1B9p8Jab14&t=2981s

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