贵姓 guìxìng what is your surname?
what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?
怎么记住“贵姓”: 贵 expensive + 姓 surname = what is your surname?.
汉字
用法
- A polite way to ask someone's surname - 您贵姓？ (nín guìxìng?) May I ask your surname?
- A fixed courteous formula; the 贵 (honorable) is honorific, so never use it about yourself - answer with the humble 免贵，姓王 or just 我姓王.
- Common in first meetings and formal/service settings.
例句
- 您贵姓？ Nín guìxìng?What's your surname please?