This document provides common and polite ways to ask for and give one's name in Chinese. To ask for someone's name in a common way, say "Ni jiao shenme mingzi?" which means "What is your name?". To ask politely, say "Nin gui xing?" which means "May I ask your surname?". When giving your name, commonly say "Wo jiao [name]" meaning "My name is [name]". Politely say "Wo xing [surname], jiao [name]" meaning "My surname is [surname] and my name is [name]".
This document provides common and polite ways to ask for and give one's name in Chinese. To ask for someone's name in a common way, say "Ni jiao shenme mingzi?" which means "What is your name?". To ask politely, say "Nin gui xing?" which means "May I ask your surname?". When giving your name, commonly say "Wo jiao [name]" meaning "My name is [name]". Politely say "Wo xing [surname], jiao [name]" meaning "My surname is [surname] and my name is [name]".
This document provides common and polite ways to ask for and give one's name in Chinese. To ask for someone's name in a common way, say "Ni jiao shenme mingzi?" which means "What is your name?". To ask politely, say "Nin gui xing?" which means "May I ask your surname?". When giving your name, commonly say "Wo jiao [name]" meaning "My name is [name]". Politely say "Wo xing [surname], jiao [name]" meaning "My surname is [surname] and my name is [name]".