Can you ever call a Chinese person by their given name, or must you always say their surname, then given name?
For example, if someone is named 王朋,can you ever just call them 朋?
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yes sure you can, it indicates you're close or you tend to be close to him. yet it's forbidden to call an elder/senior person like this.
Otherwise, it's safe to call him surname plus given name.
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yes sure you can,but just when you are very knows him very well
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如果你们刚认识 --------王朋 , 王先生
如果你们认识久了, 根据年纪可称呼 , “老王 小王 朋”等
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You can call their family name,because his parents know it,but you‘d better call them full-name,this is habits,in china。
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It depends the situation.
on a formal occasion, for example, in the office room, say 'Hi 王朋' or 'Hi 王' or family name plus the title '王经理','王先生'.
And.. if u say '朋', usually u two r in a very close relationship.
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