CN101 (2021 Summer II) Chinese Names

     Unlike English, the order of Chinese name is to put the Family Name first, and then comes with the Given Name. Modern Chinese names consist of a monosyllabic surname pronounced as xìng (姓) , followed by a mono- or disyllabic personal name pronounced as míng (名).  The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓; pinyin: Bǎijiāxìng) is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. The book was composed in the early Song Dynasty (960-1279). It initially contained 411 surnames, and was later expanded to 504.

Click on the audio link above to practice your Chinese name pronunciation, and click on each Chinese character below to practice writing.

Last Name​
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1. ​Excovar
2. Kaltner
3. Logue

First Name
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1. ​Alexia
2. Chase
3. Paul

Last Name
(姓Xìng）

1. ​叶 Yè
2. 康 Kāng
3. 罗 ​Luō​

First Name
​(名míng)

1. ​安妮 ānnī
2. 杰世 ​jié shì
3. 邦林 ​bānglín

名字 (Full Name)
​(姓名Xìngmíng）

1. 叶安妮 ​Yè ānnī
2. 康杰世 Kāng jié shì
3. 罗邦林 Luōbānglín

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Self-Introduction

The following basic greetings apply to all situations when we meet someone for the first time. We always say "你好 Nǐ hǎo" first, and then introduce our names. “How about You 你呢 Nǐ ne ? " is then added to ask the name of the person you are greeting. 

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Four-Tone Practice using your Chinese Name

The following video will guide you to complete your L0 Speaking Assignment task, "Four-Tone Practice using your Chinese Name". In the exercise, we used an example of the name of a character in our textbook, 高文中 (Gāo wénzhōng). You can then replace it with your name to complete this specific task.