How to Say ‘May I ask your surname?’ in Simplified Chinese
您贵姓？
nín guì xìng
[neen gway-shing]
💬 Usage Tip: [贵姓] is the polite way to ask someone's surname, and [您] keeps it respectful. For your own name, don't mirror it back with [贵]: say [我姓王].
Phrase Breakdown
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful pronoun used when addressing a customer or guest.
您好，请问您贵姓？
Hello, may I ask your surname?
贵姓
guì xìng
[gway-shing]
honorable surname
A very polite way to ask someone's last name in formal or service settings.
请问您贵姓？我帮您查订位。
May I ask your surname? I'll help you check the reservation.
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