Identity & Titles
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- 先生xiān shengMr.; (formal) sir; husband (often used in polite or formal contexts)HSK 1
- 女士nǚ shìlady; madam; Ms.HSK 1
- 小姐xiǎo jiěyoung lady; Miss (polite term for a young woman); (slang, potentially offensive) prostituteHSK 5
- 长官zhǎng guānsenior official, senior officer, commanding officer; sir (term of address for a senior officer)HSK 7-9
- 夫人fū rénlady (polite term for a married woman); madam (term of address); Mrs. (used after a surname or title)HSK 6
- 太太tài taiwife (one's own or another's); Mrs., madam (polite term for a married woman)HSK 5
- 身份shēn fènidentity; role or capacity; social or legal statusHSK 5
- 王wáng(bound form) king; royal (used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 同志tóng zhìcomrade (political/formal term of address); (slang) gay person; homosexualHSK 7-9
- 哥gēelder brother (also used as a respectful or friendly term for a male friend or acquaintance); (in compounds or as a title) big brother, buddy, guyHSK 7-9
- 国王guó wángkingHSK 6
- 公主gōng zhǔprincessHSK 6
- 女王nǚ wángqueen (female monarch or sovereign)HSK 7-9
- 陛下bì xià(honorific pronoun, historical) Your Majesty / His/Her Majesty (used for an emperor)HSK 7-9
- 阁下gé xiàYour/His/Her Excellency (formal honorific for high-ranking officials, diplomats, judges)HSK 7-9
- 王子wáng zǐprinceHSK 6
- 爵士jué shì(noun) jazz; (noun) knight, sir (a title in British honors)HSK 7-9
- 殿下diàn xiàYour Highness; His/Her Highness (title for royalty below emperor/empress)HSK 7-9
- 小妞xiǎo niū(colloquial) young girl; also used as a familiar or slightly teasing form of addressHSK 7-9
- 绅士shēn shì(noun) gentleman; (adjective) gentlemanly, of a gentlemanHSK 7-9
- 称呼chēng hu(verb) to call, to address (someone as); (noun) form of address, titleHSK 6
- 大师dà shīgreat master; master (in a field of art, martial arts, scholarship, or religion)HSK 6
- 皇后huáng hòuempressHSK 7-9
- 姓名xìng míngfull nameHSK 2
- 君jūnmonarch, sovereign, ruler; polite term of address after a surname, Mr., sirHSK 7-9
- 公爵gōng juéduke (noble title)HSK 7-9
- 伯爵bó juéearl; count (noble title)HSK 7-9
- 师傅shī fupolite title for a skilled worker or professional (e.g. driver, chef, carpenter); respectful form of address for an older manHSK 4
- 真名zhēn míngreal nameHSK 7-9
- 男士nán shìman (polite term), gentlemanHSK 4
- 大叔dà shūuncle (father's younger brother); (respectful term of address for an older man) uncle, misterHSK 7-9
- 主教zhǔ jiàobishop (religious title)HSK 7-9
- 公子gōng zǐ(historical) son of a feudal prince or high-ranking official; (modern, polite) your son (respectful term used when addressing someone about their son); (noun) a young man from a wealthy or noble familyHSK 7-9
- 头衔tóu xiántitle (professional or honorary); rankHSK 7-9
- 皇帝huáng dìemperorHSK 6
- 绰号chuò hàonicknameHSK 7-9
- 帝dì(bound form) emperor; (bound form) god, deity; (bound form) imperial (as in empire)HSK 7-9
- 圣人shèng rénsage, wise person (a person of exceptional wisdom and moral virtue); the Sage (a title of honor for Confucius); emperor (a post-Tang imperial honorific)HSK 7-9
- 王后wáng hòuqueen consort (the wife of a king)HSK 7-9
- 教皇Jiào huángpopeHSK 7-9
- 法师fǎ shīMaster (title for a Buddhist or Daoist priest)HSK 7-9
- 帅哥shuài gehandsome guy; (term of address) hey handsomeHSK 7-9
- 师父shī fumaster (teacher of a skill, martial arts, or religion); (in Taiwan) variant of 师傅 (skilled worker, polite term for driver or worker)HSK 6
- 长老zhǎng lǎo(Buddhism) senior monk, elder; (Christianity) church elder; (in traditional communities) village elderHSK 7-9
- 勋爵xūn jué(historical Chinese) noble title granted for meritorious service; (British) lord, peerHSK 7-9
- 外号wài hàonicknameHSK 7-9
- 女皇nǚ huángempress (female emperor, regnant rather than consort)HSK 7-9
- 大名Dà míng(polite) your name; one's formal personal nameHSK 7-9
- 侯hóu(surname) Hou; (historical) marquisHSK 7-9
- 少爷shǎoyoung master of the house (in traditional wealthy families); (polite) your sonHSK 7-9
- 男爵nán juébaronHSK 7-9
- 化名huà míng(verb-object) to use an alias, to go by a false name; (noun) alias, assumed nameHSK 7-9
- 大号dà hàolarge size (of clothing, shoes, etc.); tuba; bass (musical instrument); (polite) your (given) nameHSK 7-9
- 大姐dàeldest sister; (polite address for a woman about one's own age)HSK 7-9
- 妃fēi(historical) imperial concubine; (historical) wife of a princeHSK 7-9
- 主公zhǔ gōng(historical) Your Majesty, My Lord (honorific for a ruler or lord)HSK 7-9
- 大王dàa king or monarch; also used for business magnates or tycoons; a chief of brigands or bandits (typically in historical or fictional settings); a title for someone who is the top expert or champion in a particular fieldHSK 7-9
- 老人家lǎo ren jiapolite term for an elderly person (especially someone else's parent or grandparent)HSK 7-9
- 姓氏xìng shìfamily name; surnameHSK 7-9
- 称号chēng hàotitle, designation (honorary or official)HSK 6