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姓

xìng · xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. family name; surname
  2. to be surnamed ...
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A new surname

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)姓(xìng)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what is your family name?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)姓(xìng)邓(dèng)。邓(dèng)是(shì)一个(yīgè)常见(chángjiàn)的(de)姓(xìng)。

    My surname is Deng. Deng is a common surname.

  3. Liangliang

    哦(ò)！那(nà)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)换(huàn)一个(yīgè)姓(xìng)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)姓(xìng)灯(dēng)。

    Oh! Then I want to change my surname. I want to be surnamed Deng, as in lamp.

  4. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)姓(xìng)灯(dēng)？

    Why Deng, as in lamp?

  5. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)我们(wǒmen)就是(jiùshì)一家人(yījiārén)了(le)！

    That way we are one family!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)没有(méiyǒu)姓(xìng)灯(dēng)的(de)。你(nǐ)姓(xìng)邓(dèng)吧(ba)！

    But nobody has the surname Deng, as in lamp. Take the surname Deng instead!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)法(fǎ)国(guó)，名(míng)放(fàng)在(zài)姓(xìng)前(qián)面(miàn)。

In France, the first name goes before the surname.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Kristinka · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)您(nín)贵(guì)姓(xìng)？

May I ask your surname?

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