姓
xìng
Meaning
- family name; surname
- to be surnamed ...
Definition
表示家族的字，姓氏。
Family name, surname.
Usage
用于询问或说明一个人的姓氏，通常放在名字前面。
Used to ask or indicate a person's family name, usually placed before the given name.
Examples
- 1 我姓王。 (My surname is Wang.)
- 2 你姓什么？ (What is your surname?)
- 3 他姓李，叫李明。 (His surname is Li, and his given name is Ming.)
- 4 这家公司姓张的老板很严格。 (The boss of this company, whose surname is Zhang, is very strict.)
- 5 在中国，孩子通常随父亲姓。 (In China, children usually take their father's surname.)
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