中国的语言、文化和外国都有很大不同。
比如，名字，中国人的名字是姓在前面，名在后面；
日期，中国人说日期，是年、月、日，从大到小，而不是日、月、年。
这些都是小问题，但是也都很重要，大家要注意。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign country |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead / in front / preceding / above |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards |
| 日期 | rì qī | date |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |