Last phrase in 位 wèi series – super useful! – to use when you receive a call from an unknown number:
哪位? Nǎ wèi? 👤
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哪 nǎ – which
位 wèi – polite measure word for people
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📞 哪位? nǎwèi? – Who’s calling?
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Notice that it’s more polite than asking 你是谁？(Nǐ shì shéi? Who are you?), because of that polite 位 wèi form.
If you’re uncomfortable to use the short version, use the full one:
👩🏻💼 请问你是哪位？
Qǐng wèn nǐ shì nǎ wèi?
(But mind that for locals, it’s okay to start a conversation with 喂 wèi – hello – 哪位啊 nǎwèi a – who’s calling?)
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You can also use this phrase on Wechat, whenever you receive a friend request from someone you don’t know. As @savvamarina_sova shared, she once replied ‘请问你是哪位’ to someone without thinking – and this person was like ‘Oh sorry, you’re Chinese, I thought you were a foreigner😳’
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How would you say “Hello? Who’s calling?”
@anthonychristi: 你好？谁给我打个电话？
@abdullatif_dalloul: 你好！哪位？你是谁？
@jtradingco: 喂，您好，你是谁啊？
@sightseeinggurl: 喂，你是哪位？
@xiarong248: 刚才学到这个字！😄
@jaeyoun.kim: 你好，你是哪位？
