名字(míng zi)

HSK 12 characters

name (of a person or thing)

Character breakdown

Watch how each character of 名字 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.

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Example sentences

How 名字 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 你叫什么名字

    nǐ jiào shén me míng zì

    What is your name?

  • 您叫什么名字

    nín jiào shén me míng zì

    What is your name?

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