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Q: Is it necessary to get a Chinese name when living or working in China?
what's your opinions?
you can give yourself a silly name like the chinese do with english names...
still remember that girl with the name on her blouse... Swallow Wang
BlightyMatt:
I had an English corner at my school. My boss sent me the names.....Usual stripper names and.....errrrr.....who?
Candies
Ann
Alan
Krystal
Claire
Nicole
Twisted Fate
That was his English name.....哈哈哈 
For my Chinese drivers license I had to choose a Chinese name because 90% of English names wouldn't fit.
No it's not. Only needed for a driving license as Ironman stayed.
Unless you need it for buying property or driving licence, the only reason a foreigner would get a Chinese name is because he's a sad, loser, wannabe, desperate to ingrate themselves to people who would laugh at their pathetic failure in life.
Or of course, you may be a student studying Chinese. Otherwise you would be a wanker.
will2017:
A lot of foreigners like 大山 from Canada are famous in China
iWolf:
I would seem we have at least a half a dozen tragic wannabe all but hurt because of the truth. You can't handle tje truth cry babies. Let me get you a tissue
Passport number.
I am married here, bought a house, have Chinese wife, Chinese daughter, she goes to Chinese school... passport number.
I have a Chinese name somewhere. Maybe on my daughters birth certificate. It counts for jack shit. China works on numbers.
19 digits apparently.
I thought it was cool when the Head master of a college in Shijiazhuang gave me a Chinese name. The students thought it was cool too. "Sheng An Dong" I think it is more for social functions. Nothing official. You can actually figure
out my real name just by translating.
I don't know if it was every province but back in the day they needed a Chinese name for visa purposes.
I remember doing a medical test with a few other foreigners, the doctors would call us into the rooms by our Chinese names which were on all the forms.
Is it necessary..... what's you're opinion...
So this is for no purpose other than to keep the site busy. Admin give it up already
you can give yourself a silly name like the chinese do with english names...
still remember that girl with the name on her blouse... Swallow Wang
BlightyMatt:
I had an English corner at my school. My boss sent me the names.....Usual stripper names and.....errrrr.....who?
Candies
Ann
Alan
Krystal
Claire
Nicole
Twisted Fate
That was his English name.....哈哈哈
there is a American girl in Shanghai who help Chinese girls and boys getting a best English names, and earning a lot.
I used to think it was a stupid idea.
But then I bought a TV from Suning....they wanted my name for delivery.
Errrrrrr......No chance of them getting my English name. Its just too long....
So on the spur of the moment I went with Yingguo Ma Tai. (England Matthew)
Easy enough...
Then I thought maybe I do need one.
So I chose Gao Ma Tai. (高 马太)
Gao because I am 1.93 and all I hear is "Hao Gao" and also Gao is a Chinese surname. Job done....
