(中文 Zhōngwén) is a language or language family consisting of varieties  which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous  languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of  Sino-Tibetan family of languages. About one-fifth of the world's population, or  over one billion people, speaks some variety of Chinese as their native  language. Chinese is distinguished by its high level of internal diversity,  although all varieties of Chinese are tonal and analytic.Standard Chinese  (Putonghua / Guoyu / Huayu) is a standardized form of spoken Chinese based on  the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese, referred to as 官话/官話 Guān huà or 北方话/北方話 Běi fāng huà in Chinese.
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  中国人的姓名 (zhōngguó rén de xìngmíng) Chinese Surnames and Given Names
  In Chinese, the surname comes first and then  the given name. The full name of a Han Chinese is composed of two parts: the  surnames and the given name.
  Surnames
  A Chinese “姓 (xìng) surname” refers to one of the over seven hundred  family names used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups. The term  “百姓 (băixìng) the hundred  family names” is colloquially used in Chinese to mean people/commoners. Chinese  surnames are mainly passed from the father.
  Given names
  Generally speaking, Chinese given names have  one or two characters, and are written after the family name. When a baby is  born, parents often give him or her a “乳名 (rŭmíng) pet name” or “小名 (xiăomíng) little name,” such as “小宝 (xiăobăo) Little Gem” or two characters that repeat “明明 (míngmíng) Ming Ming.” The given name is then usually chosen later and is often  chosen with consultation of the grandparents. As mentioned earlier, in Chinese,  the surname comes first and then the given name. Therefore “John Smith” as a Chinese name would be “Smith John.” For  instance, the NBA star Yao Ming should be addressed as “Mr. Yao”, not “Mr.  Ming.” And people like to add “小 (xiăo)”  before family name, such as “小王  (xiăowáng),” “小郑 (xiăozhèng),” “小李 (xiăolĭ)” and so on. In calling their superiors or elders,  the Chinese are accustomed to the nonreciprocal or asymmetrical addressing.  They use “title +surname” to address their superior or elders rather than call  them surnames (e.g. Professor Wang), while the superior or elders call the  addressers their names directly. The Chinese tend to abide by the principle of  depreciating oneself and respecting others to show appropriate respects towards  the persons being addressed. Otherwise, the addresser may be considered as ill  mannered, ill educated or rude.