How to Say ‘Manager Wang’ in Simplified Chinese
王经理
wáng jīng lǐ
[wáng jeeng-lee]
💬 Usage Tip: The title comes after the surname, the reverse of English: 李老师 "Teacher Li", 张总 "Director Zhang".
🇨🇳 In China: Calling a superior by surname plus title is the normal, respectful way to address them at work. Using their given name would sound oddly familiar.
Phrase Breakdown
王
wáng
[wáng]
Wang (surname)
A very common Chinese family name; literally means 'king'.
王老师很好。
Teacher Wang is very nice.
经理
jīng lǐ
[jeeng-lee]
manager
A person in charge of a team, department, or business area.
你可以先和经理交换名片。
You can first exchange business cards with the manager.
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