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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