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Top 7 ways for making self-introduction in Chinese

Mar. 20, 2012
Self-introduction in Chinese

This lesson will teach you the 7 most common ways for making self-introduction in Chinese. Let's look at the following examples together, shall we?

    Wǒ xìng…
1. 我姓…
    My last name is…

Example:

Wǒ xìng Wáng.
我姓王。

My last name is Wang.

 

    Wǒ jiào…
2. 我叫…
    My first name is…

Example:

Wǒ jiào Xiǎohóng.
我叫小红。

My first name is Xiaohong.

    Wǒ jīnnián… suì.
3. 我今年…岁
    This year I'm… years old.

Example:

Wǒ jīnnián èrshí suì.
我今年…岁。

This year I'm 20 years old.

 

    Wǒ lái zì…
4. 我来自…
    I'm from…

Example:

Wǒ lái zì Zhōngguó.
我来自中国。

I'm from China.

 

    Wǒ jiā yǒu… ge rén: …
5. 我家有…个 人:…
    My family has…members: …

Example:

Wǒ jiā yǒu sì ge rén: bàba, māma, dìdi hé wǒ.
我家有四个人:爸爸、妈妈、弟弟 和我。

My family has four members: dad, mum, young brother and me.

How to Talk About Your Family in Chinese?

 

    Wǒ shì yì míng… (zhíyè)
6. 我是一名…(职业)
    I'm a… (occupation)

Example:

Wǒ shì yì míng dàxuésheng.
我是一名大学生。

I'm a college student.

 

    Wǒ de àihào shì…
7. 我的爱好是…
    My hobbies are…

Example:

Wǒ de àihào shì chànggē, tiàowǔ hé lǚxíng.
我的爱好是唱歌、跳舞和旅行。

My hobbies are: singing, dancing and traveling.

 

Vocabulary:

职业 (zhíyè): n. occupation

爱好 (àihào): n. hobby

How to Talk About Hobbies in Chinese?

旅行 (lǚxíng): n. travel

A Step-by-Step Guide Video – How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese

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Comments

I keep getting the information that my ID is wrong

Like to learn chinese

很好

Excellent method!!!

Hello chinese

Thank you for sharing this article

Hi Prantush. Thank you for the comment. I’m glad you like this article. (*^__^*)

xie xie

I have an essay competition in Chinese characters. I hope this helps me get the award. thank you

Hen hao!

Nihao, laoshi. I am learning Zhongwen and I find this article very useful. Now I can make self introduction in Chinese. Thx! But my question is: are there any other ways to make self introduction in Chinese?

Thank you for sharing this article regarding making self introduction in Chinese! Loving it!

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