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+Pronouns
+* '''tā.''' Verbally all gendered pronouns sound the same, and so they technically can be gender neutral.
+Titles
+* '''先生''' '''(xian sheng)'''. A gender neutral term to refer to a teacher, a new acquaintance with whom you are unfamiliar, or anyone with whom you are not on a first-name basis, though it is usually masculine-based.
+* '''师傅''' '''(shi fu).''' A gender neutral term, though it is usually masculine-based, conveying respect to someone if you don't know their name, and it means "master."
+* '''老师 (lao shi).''' Standard word for teacher.
+* '''博士''' '''(bo shi)'''. Standard word for professor.
+* '''老板''' '''(lao ban)'''. Standard term for one's boss (say at work).
+Family Terms
+* '''孩子 (hai zi).''' Standard gender neutral term for child.
+Professions
+* '''服务员 (''fu wu yuan'').''' Standard word for server and/or gender neutral term for waiter/waitress.
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