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xìng
v./n. one's surname is; surname
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
guì xìng
phr. your surname (used to ask one's surname with great politeness)
xìng lǐ
phr. the surname is Li
xìng míng
n. name, the whole name
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nǐ xìng shén me ?
phr. What's your surname?
bǎi jiā xìng
n. the Book of Family Names in China
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nín guì xìng ?
phr. (with respect and politeness) What's your surname name?
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qǐng wèn guì xìng ?
phr. (respectfully) May I know your surname?
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tā lǎo shī xìng zhāng
phr. Her teacher's surname is Zhang.
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zhè ge dài fu xìng mǎ
phr. This doctor's surname is Ma.
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miǎn guì xìng
phr. (formal and polite) my surname is...
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tā xìng gōng
phr. His surname is Gong.
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wó miǎn guì xìng lǐ
phr. (formal and polite) My surname is Li.
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tā xìng tóng
phr. Her family name is Tong.
fù xìng
n. two-character surname, compound surname, two-syllable surname