{"id":3189,"date":"2019-11-05T22:32:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T22:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-using-the-verb-quot-xing-quot-xing\/"},"modified":"2019-11-05T22:32:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T22:32:20","slug":"chinese-grammar-using-the-verb-quot-xing-quot-xing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/chinese-grammar-using-the-verb-quot-xing-quot-xing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar: Using the verb "xing"\u59d3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The verb \u59d3 (xìng) literally means "to be surnamed" or "to have the surname." You can use \u59d3 to tell someone your own surname, or that of someone else.<\/p>\n

Structure<\/strong>
Giving One’s Surname<\/strong><\/p>\n

 Subject + \u59d3 + Surname<\/p>\n

Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n

W\u01d2 xìn\u0261 Wán\u0261.
\u6211 \u59d3 \u738b\u3002<\/div>\n
My last name is Wang.<\/div>\n

Asking Someone’s Surname<\/strong>
You can also use \u59d3 to ask people their surnames. You could do this quite directly by saying:<\/p>\n

N\u01d0 xìn\u0261 shénme ?
\u4f60 \u59d3 \u4ec0\u4e48 ?<\/div>\n
What is your last name?<\/div>\n

However, the polite way to ask has a set form:<\/p>\n

Nín \u0261uì xìn?
\u60a8 \u8d35 \u59d3 \uff1f<\/div>\n

Literally this means "What is your ho<\/em>nourable surname?" Use this form to be polite when asking people their surnames.
What is your ho<\/em>nourable surname?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n