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姓氏

xìng shì · xing shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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请(qǐng)问(wèn)您(nín)的(de)姓(xìng)氏(shì)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)？

May I ask what your family name is?

在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)，姓(xìng)氏(shì)通(tōng)常(cháng)放(fàng)在(zài)名(míng)字(zi)前(qián)面(miàn)。

In China, the family name usually comes before the given name.

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