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How do you say 'My family name is Wang' in Mandarin Chinese?

Wǒ xìng Wáng (我姓王).

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  1. Wǒ xìng Wáng (我姓王) ✔
  2. Wǒ ài Wáng (我爱王)
  3. Wǒ zài Wáng (我在王)

Why: Xìng means both 'surname' and 'to be surnamed', so wǒ xìng Wáng means my family name is Wang. Wǒ ài means I love and wǒ zài means I am at.

Huh, didn't know that: You can introduce yourself by surname only, like wǒ xìng Zhāng, or by full name with wǒ jiào.

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Answer: Wǒ xìng Wáng (我姓王). Xìng means both 'surname' and 'to be surnamed', so wǒ xìng Wáng means my family name is Wang. Wǒ ài means I love and wǒ zài means I am at.

  1. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 姓 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E5%A7%93
    family name; surname / to be surnamed
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Peace Corps China, Chinese Basic Lessons for Invitees (Mandarin) files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/thepeoplesrepublicofchina/CN_Mandarin_Language_Lessons.pdf
    My family name is Wang.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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