Chinese phrase
名字怎么写？ míng zì zěn me xiě
Meaning
How do you write your name?
When to use it
This asks how to write a person's name. It is used when the name is known by sound but its written form is not, often in a polite question.
Example dialogue
你好，请问你的 名字怎么写？ ní hǎo qǐng wèn nǐ de míng zì zěn me xiě
Hello, excuse me, how do you write your name?
我叫王芳，'王' 就这样写，'芳' 就是这个字。 wǒ jiào wáng fāng wáng jiù zhè yàng xiě fāng jiù shì zhè ge zì
My name is Wang Fang. Wang is written like this, and Fang is this character.