名字 míngzì name
How to remember 名字: 名 name + 字 character = name.
Characters
How it is used
- A person's name - 你叫什么名字? (nǐ jiào shénme míngzi) what's your name?
- Covers given name or full name in casual use; the surname alone is 姓 (xìng): 你姓什么 what's your surname.
- 字 is toneless here (míngzi).
Example sentences
- 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?What's your name?
- 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?What's your name?
- 您叫什么名字？ Nín jiào shénme míngzì?What's your name?
- 你的名字叫什么？ Nǐ de míngzì jiào shénme?What is your name?