名字 míngzi HSK 1
People

名字 — name

Stroke order
Example sentences
你 nǐ 的 de 名字 míng zì
Your name.
他 tā 名字 míng zì 很好听 hěn hǎo tīng
His name sounds nice.
我 wǒ 忘了 wàng le 他的 tā de 名字 míng zì
I forgot his name.
Grammar note

In Chinese, people normally ask: 你叫什么名字? It is not used the same way as 姓 (surname).

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Words from the sentences
你 nǐ you (singular) 的 de possessive or attributive particle 他 tā he 我 wǒ I; me
Related by grammar
你 nǐ you (singular) 叫 jiào to be called; to call; to shout 字 zì Chinese character; written word 什么 shénme what
HSK1 categories
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