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Chinese for the Casual Learner

Meeting People

What's your name? nín guì xìng 您贵姓? Literally, "what's your honorable surname?".
My surname is [Wang] wǒ xìng [wáng] 我姓[王]
My name is [Daming Wang] wǒ jiào [wáng dàmíng] 我叫[王大明]
Let me introduce you wǒ gěi nǐ jièshào yīxià 我给你介绍一下
This is Mr. [Daming Wang] zhè shì [wáng dàmíng] xiānsheng 这是[王大明]先生
This is Miss [Xiaoming Wang] zhè shì [wáng xiǎomíng] xiǎojie 这是[王小明]小姐
This is Mrs. [Wang] zhè shì [wáng] tàitai 这是[王]太太
This is my husband zhè shì wǒ xiānsheng 这是我先生
This is my wife zhè shì wǒ tàitai 这是我太太
This is my son zhè shì wǒ érzi 这是我儿子
This is my daughter zhè shì wǒ nǚ'ér 这是我女儿
Pleased to meet you hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ 很高兴认识你

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