introduce yourself in Chinese

Introduce Yourself in Chinese

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我wǒ叫jiào_____ ， 我wǒ是shì_____ 人rén

Call me __(name)__. I am ___(nationality)___ 

Dialogue

A ： 请问qǐngwèn你nǐ叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？
A: What’s your name?

B ： 我wǒ叫jiàoBetty
B: Call me Betty.

A ： Betty 你nǐ是shì哪国něiguó人rén？
A: Where are you from, Betty?

B ： 我wǒ是shì台湾人táiwānrén
B: I am a Taiwanese

Simplified (China)

Traditional (Taiwan)

Vocabulary (Taiwan / China)

請问qǐngwèn你nǐ叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi
What’s your name? 

加拿大jiānádà
Canada

美国měiguó
The USA

法国fǎguó
France

德国déguó
Germany

英国yīngguó
The UK

你nǐ是shì哪国něiguó人rén
Where are you from? 

韩国hánguó
Korea

日本rìběn
Japan

菲律宾fēilǜbīn
Philippines

中国zhōngguó
China

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How to introduce yourself in Chinese

我的名字叫… (Wǒ de míngzi jiào…) My name is…
That is a little bit unnatural in Chinese conversation. We usually just go by 我叫… (Wǒ jiào…) And lots of Taiwanese have an English nickname.

我姓…(Wǒ xìng …) My family name is…

Here’s one thing you need to know that Chinese people generally don’t don’t like to call other by their first name unless they’re close. To address those who we don’t know well or in a higher position, we prefer to use the person’s family name or job title.

  • 陳先生 (Chén xiānsheng) – Mr Chen
  • 林经理 (Lín jīnglǐ) – Manager Lin
  • 王太太 (Wáng tàitai) – Mrs. Wang

For the same reason, you’ll be less likely to get asked about your family name being a foreigner, but it happens more common in the business occasions.

您贵姓？(Nín guì xìng)  (What’s) your noble family name?
This means the speaker wants to learn your last name – 姓 (xìng), specifically. And 贵(guì) means expensive. It shows respect.

我姓… (Wǒ xìng …)  My surname is… 
There is a common mistake for English speakers. 姓(xìng) is usually using as a verb in Chinese, so 我的姓是… (Wǒ de xìng shì…) sounds very foreigner style.

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