姓

have the surname, be surnamed, surname; family name

ɕ i ŋ ⁵ ¹

verb Uncommon #8,987

have the surname, be surnamed Often used before a family name, as in 姓王 (“have the surname Wang”).

CH: 他姓王。

EN: His last name is Wang.

Listen to me: that Yi bastard killed my wife and my two children, and I can still sit across the table from him and eat?

— 色‧戒 (2007)

连公司老板都姓田

Even the company boss’s last name is Tian.

— 一一 (2000)

他姓唐！

His surname is Tang!

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

你们老师是姓高不是？

Your teacher's last name is Gao, isn't it?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

我们家姓蒋

Our last name is Jiang.

— 一一 (2000)

姓啥？

What's your last name?

— 控制 (2007)

我先生姓陈

My husband's last name is Chen.

— 花样年华 (2000)

你姓马？

Is your surname Ma?

— 三峡好人 (2006)

那个姓易的呢？

What about the one with the surname Yi?

— 色‧戒 (2007)

我们姓阿瓦斯蒂伊桑的父母

We are Ethan's parents, the Awasti family.

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

毕竟你是跟他姓的

After all, you take his last name.

— 四百击 (1959)

就像费城姓黎的

Just like the Lis in Philadelphia.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

我们这里有不少姓马万的

There are quite a few people here with the surname Ma Wan.

— 焦土之城 (2010)

你姓黎对吧

Your last name is Li, right?

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

见过一次，他经常不在家回来就进书房，我还没找到机会他有个秘书，姓张什么名字？

I've only met him once. He's often away, and when he gets home, he goes straight into his study. I haven't had a chance yet. He has a secretary surnamed Zhang—what's her first name?

— 色‧戒 (2007)

noun Rare #23,028

surname; family name The family name passed down through generations, distinguished from the given name (名).

CH: 在法国，名放在姓前面。

EN: In France, the given name comes before the surname.

我喜欢，不过太短了，还要有个姓

I like it, but it’s too short. It also needs a surname.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

无姓之人

A person without a surname

— 我是谁：没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

跟我一个姓

We have the same surname.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

你也有一张脸有名有姓

You have a face with a name too.

— 英国病人 (1996)

无姓之人？

A person without a surname?

— 我是谁：没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

在法国，名放在姓前面。

In France, the given name comes before the surname.

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