How to say “What is your name?” in Chinese: ni3 jiao4 shen2 me5 ming2 zi5 你叫什么名字？

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How to say “What is your name?” in Chinese: ni3 (你 you) jiao4 （叫 call) shen2 me5 ( 什么 what) ming2 zi5 (名字 name)? 你叫什么名字？
The verb jiao4 here means “to be called,” and it needs to be followed by an object. So, when someone asked you 你叫什么名字？ You should answer with : wo3 jiao4 Mary Smith (Ma3 li4 玛莉 shi3 mi4 si1 史蜜斯）. If you don’t want to tell the last name, you can just reply with wo3 jiao4 Mary (Ma3 li4 玛莉).
If you met the person before, but you are not quite sure that is the person’s name, and you want to confirm it. You can ask ni3 (你 you) jiao4 （叫 call) Mary (Ma3 li4 玛莉) ma1 吗？ Are you Mary? 吗 is a particle that can be put at the end of a statement, and it will change the sentence from a statement to a question.