How to Say ‘May I ask your last name?’ in Traditional Chinese
請問貴姓
qǐng wèn guì xìng
[chihng-wuhn guìxìng]
💬 Usage Tip: Answer with 我姓… or the humble 敝姓…, never by repeating 貴. 貴 (guì) is only used for the other person's name.
Phrase Breakdown
請問
qǐng wèn
[chihng-wuhn]
May I ask
A polite way to start a question.
請問您可以換其他時間嗎？
May I ask if you can change to another time?
貴姓
guì xìng
[guìxìng]
your surname (polite)
A polite way to ask someone's family name.
先生，您貴姓？
Sir, what is your surname?
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