How to Say ‘Your’ in Simplified Chinese
您的
nín de
[nín de]
💬 Usage Tip: [您] is the polite version of [你], and [您的] means "your." In service situations, staff often use it with customers: [您的名字], [您的电话].
🇨🇳 In China: When staff say [您的], it creates respectful distance in a normal, professional way. As a customer, you can use [您] to older people or staff, but many customers simply say [你] and still sound fine if their tone is polite.
Phrase Breakdown
您
nín
[nín]
your
Possessive form of 'you'.
您的名字是什么？
What is your name?
的
de
[de]
of
Used to indicate possession, origin, or relation.
您的名字是什么？
What is your name?
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