How to Say ‘Just call me Xiao Lin.’ in Traditional Chinese
叫我小林就好。
jiào wǒ xiǎo lín jiù hǎo
[jiào wo Xiǎo Lín jiù hǎo]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Putting 小 before a surname is a friendly nickname among coworkers, usually for someone younger or junior. Inviting people to use it shows you're easygoing. Older colleagues may instead be called 老 plus their surname, as in 老王.
Phrase Breakdown
叫我小林
jiào wǒ xiǎo lín
call me Xiao Lin
叫 (jiào) means to call. 小 (xiǎo, little) before a surname is a friendly, casual nickname. In 我小 (wǒ xiǎo), 我 changes to the 2nd tone.
你可以叫我小王。
You can call me Xiao Wang.
Words in this phrase
叫
jiào
[jiào]
to call; to summon
Verb meaning to call for someone to come, like a taxi or police.
幫我叫一台計程車。
Call a taxi for me.
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
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.
小林
xiǎo lín
[Xiǎo Lín]
Xiao Lin (nickname)
A friendly nickname: 小 'little' plus the surname Lin, used among colleagues.
小林，早安！
Good morning, Xiao Lin!
就好。
jiù hǎo
is fine / that's enough
就好 (jiù hǎo) means "just ... is fine." It makes the request sound relaxed and easygoing.
給我一杯水就好。
Just a glass of water is fine.
Words in this phrase
就
jiù
[jiù]
just
Indicating a simple or single action.
他就想要成功。
He just wants to succeed.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
okay; alright
Used to show agreement or acceptance.
好，我們走吧。
Okay, let's go.
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