What 's a good English name for someone whose Chinese name is Chen Xinyi?

Agree with Sarah, your name is just fine !

People you hang up with should learn your name - then the price to pay is that it will always be misspelled. (For papers and administrative stuff, Cindy sounds good though !)

I never succeeded to pick up a Chinese name for myself even after years of working only with Chinese people in China. For me, it has been a way to keep track of who I am and make people do a first step to accept where I come from. I don ‘t want to be a different person just because I am in different places …

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