Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Use-the-verb-姓-(xìng)
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The verb 姓 (xìng) in Chinese literally means "to be named" or "to have the name of".
Structure
Subject + 姓 + name
Examples
- 我 姓 王。
Wǒ xìng Wáng.
My name is Wang.
- 他 姓 李。
Tā xìng Lǐ.
His name is Li.
- 那 个 帅哥 姓 张。
Nàgè shuàigē xìng Zhāng.
The name of this handsome kid is Zhang.
- 我 爸爸 姓 周，我 妈妈 姓 林 。我 叫 周林。
Wǒ bàba xìng Zhōu, wǒ māmā xìng Lín. Wǒ jiào Zhōu Lín.
My father's name is Zhou, The name of my mother Lin. My name is Zhou Lin.
- 我 女朋友 姓 钱。
Wǒ nǚ péngyǒu xìng Qián.
My girlfriend's name is Qian.
- 你好，我 姓 毛。
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ xìng Máo.
Hello, my name is Mao.