How to Say ‘What is your name?’ in Traditional Chinese
你叫什麼名字？
💬 Usage Tip: Pronounced as (nee jiao shen me ming zi).
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: It's usually polite to ask this after greeting someone.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
你
[nǐ]
you
A second person pronoun used to address someone directly.
你叫什麼名字？
What is your name?
叫
[jiào]
to be called
A verb used to indicate what someone or something is named.
我叫李華。
I am called Li Hua.
什麼
[shén me]
what
A pronoun used to ask about something.
這是什麼？
What is this?
名字
[míng zì]
name
A word by which a person or thing is known.
請告訴我你的名字。
Please tell me your name.
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