Chinese Vocabulary for: Introducing yourself
Introducing yourself in Mandarin is a core skill for making friends, networking, or traveling. This page gives you the vocabulary and sentences you need to say your name, where you're from, what you do, and how long you've been learning Chinese. The content is tuned for A2–B2 learners and HSK 3–6, so you get natural, real-life phrasing rather than textbook lines. Use example sentences and spaced repetition to make your next introduction smooth and confident.
When you'd use this
Use this when meeting someone new: saying your name, where you're from, your job or major, and how long you've been studying or living in the area.
Key vocabulary
- 叫jiào• to be called
- 来自lái zì• to be from
- 住在zhù zài• to live in
- 工作gōng zuò• work / job
- 学生xué sheng• student
- 学xué• to study
- 专业zhuān yè• major
- 认识rèn shi• to know (someone)
- 很高兴hěn gāo xìng• nice to (meet you)
- 中文zhōng wén• Chinese (language)
- 学多久xué duō jiǔ• how long have you studied
- 爱好ài hào• hobby
- 第一次dì yī cì• first time
- 请多关照qǐng duō guān zhào• please take care of me
Example sentences
我叫小明。
Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Míng.
I'm called Xiaoming.
我来自美国。
Wǒ lái zì Měi guó.
I'm from the US.
很高兴认识你。
Hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ.
Nice to meet you.
我学中文两年了。
Wǒ xué Zhōng wén liǎng nián le.
I've been studying Chinese for two years.
我是学生，学计算机。
Wǒ shì xué sheng, xué jì suàn jī.
I'm a student, studying computer science.
请多关照。
Qǐng duō guān zhào.
Please take care of me.
Common mistakes / natural phrasing
'我叫...' is 'I'm called...' (name). '来自' is 'from' (place); don't say '我从美国来' in formal intros—'我来自美国' is standard. '很高兴认识你' is the default 'nice to meet you'; no need to add '很' again.
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