怎么用中文介绍自己? How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese

Lesson Overview

Learn how to introduce yourself in Chinese step by step. You’ll learn five simple sentence patterns you can reuse with your own information, then put them together into a short self-introduction.

Beginner · Clear & Slow

What You’ll Learn

  • Say your name in Chinese.
  • Say where you’re from and where you live.
  • Talk about your job or identity.
  • Say what you like.
  • Put the sentences together into your own short introduction.

1

Watch & Practice

Watch, repeat, and replace Yuli’s information with your own.

Pause whenever you need more time to answer or repeat.

2

Sentence-by-Sentence Study

Study the key Chinese sentences from the video in detail.

15 lines

3

Build Your Introduction

Learn five reusable sentence frames, then make each one yours.

1

Your name

我叫 ______。
Wǒ jiào ______.
My name is ______.
Example
我叫 Yuli。
Wǒ jiào Yuli.
My name is Yuli.
2

Where you’re from

我是 ______ 人。
Wǒ shì ______ rén.
I’m ______.
Example
我是中国人。
Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.
I’m Chinese.
3

Where you live

我住在 ______。
Wǒ zhù zài ______.
I live in ______.
Example
我住在法国。
Wǒ zhù zài Fǎguó.
I live in France.
4

Your job or identity

我是 ______。
Wǒ shì ______.
I’m a ______.
Example
我是中文老师。
Wǒ shì Zhōngwén lǎoshī.
I’m a Chinese teacher.
💡 In Chinese, you normally don’t need a word like “a” before a job.
5

What you like

我喜欢 ______。
Wǒ xǐhuan ______.
I like ______.
Example
我喜欢旅行。
Wǒ xǐhuan lǚxíng.
I like traveling.
Beginner Boost
我在学 ______。
Wǒ zài xué ______.
I’m learning ______.
Example
我在学中文。
Wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén.
I’m learning Chinese.

4

Need a Word?

Use these words to personalize your introduction. Tap the play button to hear any word.

Countries

美国
Měiguó
USA
英国
Yīngguó
UK
法国
Fǎguó
France
德国
Déguó
Germany
加拿大
Jiānádà
Canada
澳大利亚
Àodàlìyà
Australia
韩国
Hánguó
South Korea
越南
Yuènán
Vietnam

Jobs / Identities

学生
xuésheng
student
老板
lǎobǎn
business owner / boss
医生
yīshēng
doctor
程序员
chéngxùyuán
programmer
设计师
shèjìshī
designer
经理
jīnglǐ
manager
会计
kuàijì
accountant
自由职业者
zìyóu zhíyèzhě
freelancer

Hobbies & Interests

旅行
lǚxíng
traveling
看电影
kàn diànyǐng
watching movies
听音乐
tīng yīnyuè
listening to music
看书
kàn shū
reading
做饭
zuòfàn
cooking
运动
yùndòng
exercising
跑步
pǎobù
running
游泳
yóuyǒng
swimming
学语言
xué yǔyán
learning languages

Languages

中文
Zhōngwén
Chinese
英语
Yīngyǔ
English
法语
Fǎyǔ
French
西班牙语
Xībānyáyǔ
Spanish
韩语
Hányǔ
Korean
日语
Rìyǔ
Japanese

5

Guided Speaking

Answer first. Reveal the sentence frame only if you need help.

1. What’s your name?

2. Where are you from?

3. Where do you live?

4. What do you do?

5. What do you like?

6

Final Your Turn

Put everything together and introduce yourself in Chinese.

  1. 我叫 ______。
  2. 我是 ______ 人。
  3. 我住在 ______。
  4. 我是 ______。
  5. 我喜欢 ______。