Introduce Yourself in Chinese

In this article, you’ll learn to exchange names and say nice to meet you in Chinese!

Sentences

Try inserting your name into the sentences and writing your own dialogue!

1. What is your name? ：你叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?

2. My name is [name]. ：我的名字是 [name]。

Wǒ de míngzì shì [ name ].

3. I’m called [name]. ：我叫 [name]。

Wǒ jiào [ name ].

4. My surname is [ surname ]. ：我姓 [ surname ]。

Wǒ xìng [ surname].

5. Nice to meet you! ：很高兴认识你！

Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ!

Vocabulary

New words from this lesson!

Chinese 中文	English 英文
名字 míngzì	name
你 nǐ	you
我 wǒ	I, me
叫 jiào	to call
很 hěn	very
高兴 gāoxìng	happy
认识 rènshi	to know, to recognize
是 shì	is

Reading

Practice the new words you learned in this short reading!

Introduce Yourself in Chinese

Sentences

1. What is your name? ：你叫什么名字？

2. My name is [name]. ：我的名字是 [name]。

3. I’m called [name]. ：我叫 [name]。

4. My surname is [ surname ]. ：我姓 [ surname ]。

5. Nice to meet you! ：很高兴认识你！

Vocabulary

Reading

狗：你叫什么名字？

猫：我的名字是猫猫，你叫什么名字？

狗：我姓王，我叫狗。

猫：很高兴认识你！

狗：很高兴认识你！

Check your knowledge

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Introduce Yourself in Chinese

Sentences

1. What is your name? ：你叫什么名字？

2. My name is [name]. ：我的名字是 [name]。

3. I’m called [name]. ： 我叫 [name]。

4. My surname is [ surname ]. ：我姓 [ surname ]。

5. Nice to meet you! ：很高兴认识你！

Vocabulary

Reading

狗：你叫什么名字？

猫：我的名字是猫猫，你叫什么名字？

狗：我姓王，我叫狗。

猫：很高兴认识你！

狗：很高兴认识你！

Check your knowledge

3. I’m called [name]. ：我叫 [name]。