你叫什么名字
“What's your name?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老乡啊
“A fellow townsman!”
你叫什么名字
“What's your name?”
霍开明
“Huo Kaiming.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sharing a hometown ('laoxiang') instantly lowers social barriers in China, prompting direct introductions and informal rapport building.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is [your] name / what are you called
A straightforward and common way to ask someone's name in informal or neutral spoken settings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's your name?”
“By the way, what's your name?”
“So, what's your name?”
“I'm Xiang. What's your name?”
“What are your names?”
“My name is Su Jian. What's yours?”
“My name is Su Jian. What's your name?”