How to Say ‘My name is...’ in Simplified Chinese
我叫…
wǒ jiào
[waw Jiào]
💬 Usage Tip: 叫 means "to be called", and the name follows it directly: 我叫小明.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to oneself.
我觉得这个图很好。
I think this chart is very good.
叫
jiào
[Jiào]
to be called
Used to indicate one's name.
我叫张伟。
I am called Zhang Wei.
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