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How to Say ‘I'd like to speak with Manager Wang.’ in Traditional Chinese

我想找王經理。

wǒ xiǎng zhǎo wáng jīng lǐ

[wo shyang zhǎo wáng jīnglǐ]

Phrase Breakdown

我想找

wǒ xiǎng zhǎo

I'd like to speak to / I'm looking for

我想 (wǒ xiǎng) means 'I would like', and 找 (zhǎo) means 'to look for'. On the phone, 找 means asking to speak with someone. All three syllables are third tone, so this is usually said wó xiáng zhǎo.

Example

我想找李小姐。

I'd like to speak to Ms. Li.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度,所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

找

zhǎo

[zhǎo]

to look for (someone); to call for

On the phone, means seeking to speak with someone.

Example

請問你找誰?

Who are you looking for?

王經理。

wáng jīng lǐ

Manager Wang.

The surname 王 (Wáng) followed by the title 經理 (jīnglǐ), 'manager'.

Example

王經理,您好。

Hello, Manager Wang.

Words in this phrase

王

wáng

[wáng]

Wang (surname)

A very common Chinese family name.

Example

王先生住在我家隔壁。

Mr. Wang lives next door to me.

經理

jīng lǐ

[jīnglǐ]

manager

A person in charge of a team or department; used as a polite title.

Example

她是我們的經理。

She is our manager.

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