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lai v to come
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5. qlng lF.I v please

*6. nfn 111J. Pr you (polite form)
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*7. pengyou M~ N friend
s. jlzhe ic;;g N reporter

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9. qlngw?m lF.I 0 v May I ask. .. ?
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wen fCJ v to ask

10. gulxlng ~~ IE your surname (polite form)
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xtng ~ V/N one's surname is ... I surname

11. jiao 04 v to be called
12. xiansheng Jt~ N Mr.; sir

13. Yang ~ PN (a surname)

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CD Key! jlnlai ma?

"May 1 come in?"

® OTng jln!

"Come in, please!"
"Oing (i,m ······" is an expression used for making polite requests.

® OTngwen, nfn gulxlng?

•'May I have your surname?"
This is a polite way of asking someone's surname. In China, when meeting someone for the first time,
it is considered more polite to ask his I her surname rather than his I her full name. Notice that "gul (1()" can
only be used in combination with "nl ( {{j\)" or "nln (1&J) ",and not with "w6 ({.It)" or "to ( .ftB/:!ltB) ".

@ Wo xlng Lu, jiao Lu Yupfng .

.. My surname is Lu, and my full name is Lu Yuping."
When answering the question "Nin guixing?", one can either give one's surname by saying "W6
xlng······ (J'~~ ······ )", or give one's full name by saying "Wo jiao······ (:f.itll4 ··· ··· )" or say both "W6
xlng··· .. ·, jiOO"""(~:!f£·· .. ··, n4·· .. ··)"

Note that in Chinese, one's surname always comes before his given name.