User Comments - uw.zhrui

Posted on: What's in a name?

What about 4-syllable names?! 

These days, at least in Taiwan, it's becoming popular to put the mother's family name together with the father's family name, creating a 2-character family name; for example: 葉馬. The particular name I'm thinking of is Yèmǎ Sīwéi. 

In Taiwan, more than 90% of the population have 3-character names, though. 2-character names are fairly rare, and 4-syllable names are even rarer.

I'm in the market for a good 4-syllable name, if anyone has any ideas :) 

Posted on: 色彩与性格

A nice extension from 执著 is 执意 zhíyì. Here's an example:

他没进屋，仿佛执意要在窗外说话一样。

Its meaning is similar to 'to insist on'.