What better way is there to learn Chinese than by talking to those who speak it? Knowing how to introduce yourself is essential, and a simple and very practical to break the ice! So let's look at some ways to ask \"What's your name\" in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Chinese, there is more than one way to ask someone else's name. And, in addition to asking for the name (\u540d\u5b57; mingz\u00ec),<\/strong> you can ask for the surname (\u59d3; x\u00ecng) <\/strong>of the person when you meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To ask for somebody's name in Chinese, you use the verb \u53eb (ji\u00e0o),<\/strong> \"to be called\".<\/strong> The most common form is \u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48\u540d\u5b57\uff1f (N\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme mingz\u00ec?). Literally, \"You called what name?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a short and more casual way: \u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48? (N\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Either way, to answer simply replace \u4ec0\u4e48\u540d\u5b57 (sh\u00e9nme mingz\u00ec) with the name. Of course, it's polite to ask the other person's name as well. \u00abAnd you?\u00bb: \u4f60 \u5462\uff1f (N\u01d0 ne?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe instead of the name, you want to know their last name or they ask you for yours. Translated literally, the question would be \"You last-name what?\", What is your last name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Asian cultures it is very important to show respect <\/strong>for the elderly and those who are superior to you in one way or another. In this case, the person is asked what his \"honorable last name\" is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not that there are more honorific surnames than others. It is the person bearing the name that gives its rank. Note that the respectful form \u60a8 (n\u00edn) is often used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014\u60a8\u8d35\u59d3\uff1f (N\u00edn gu\u00ecx\u00ecng?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, another respectful way of asking the name is used when you want to know how the person wishes to be called.<\/strong> That is, perhaps instead of their real name they prefer you to be addressed in a different way. In that case, this is how to ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regardless of how you ask, if your new acquaintance wants to give you both his first and last name, they will tell you their surname first, and then the name. For example, \"\u6211\u53eb\u738b\u674e\u709c\" (W\u01d2 ji\u00e0o W\u00e1ng L\u01d0 W\u011bi). <\/p>\n\n\n\nWays to ask \u201cwhat is your name\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Summary of ways to ask what is your name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is your name?<\/td> \u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48\u540d\u5b57\uff1f<\/td> N\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme m\u00edngz\u00ec?<\/td><\/tr> What is your name? (Casual)<\/td> \u4f60\u53eb\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/td> N\u01d0 ji\u00e0o sh\u00e9nme?<\/td><\/tr> What is your last name?<\/td> \u4f60\u59d3\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/td> N\u01d0 x\u00ecng sh\u00e9nme?<\/td><\/tr> What is your last name? (Formal)<\/td> \u60a8\u8d35\u59d3\uff1f<\/td> N\u00edn gu\u00ecx\u00ecng?<\/td><\/tr> And you?<\/td> \u4f60\u5462?<\/td> N\u01d0 ne?<\/td><\/tr> My name is...<\/td> \u6211\u53eb\u3002\u3002\u3002<\/td> W\u01d2 ji\u00e0o...<\/td><\/tr> My last name is...<\/td> \u6211\u59d3\u3002\u3002\u3002<\/td> W\u01d2 x\u00ecng...<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n