How to Say ‘Your name’ in Simplified Chinese
您的姓名
nín de xìng míng
[nín de xìngmíng]
💬 Usage Tip: [您的] is the polite form of "your," built from [您] plus [的]. You'll often see this pattern in service situations: [您的电话], [您的姓名].
🇨🇳 In China: Staff in restaurants, hotels, and clinics often use [您] to sound polite and professional. Using it back to staff is fine and respectful, though many customers also just use no pronoun at all.
Phrase Breakdown
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite form)
Used as the polite or formal way to refer to someone in conversation.
请您填写您的姓名。
Please fill in your name.
的
de
[de]
of
Denotes possession or a characteristic.
这本书是您的。
This book is yours.
姓名
xìng míng
[xìngmíng]
name
The word used to identify a person.
您的姓名是什么？
What is your name?
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