r/ChineseLanguage • u/AutoModerator • Jul 22 '26
Pinned Post 快问快答 Quick Help Thread: Translation Requests, Chinese name help, "how do you say X", or any quick Chinese questions! 2026-07-22
Click here to see the previous Quick Help Threads, including 翻译求助 Translation Requests threads.
This thread is used for:
- Translation requests
- Help with choosing a Chinese name
- "How do you say X?" questions
- or any quick question that can be answered by a single answer.
Alternatively, you can ask on our Discord server.
Community members: Consider sorting the comments by "new" to see the latest requests at the top.
Regarding translation requests
If you have a Chinese translation request, please post it as a comment here!
If it's an image (e.g. a photo), you can upload it to a website like Imgur and paste the link here.
However, if you're requesting a review of a substantial translation you have made, or have a question that involving grammar or details on vocabulary usage, you are welcome to post it as its own thread.
若想浏览往期「快问快答」，请点击这里, 这亦包括往期的翻译求助帖.
此贴为以下目的专设：
- 翻译求助
- 取中文名
- 如何用中文表达某个概念或词汇
- 及任何可以用一个简短的答案解决的问题
您也可以在我们的 Discord 上寻求帮助。
社区成员：请考虑将评论按“最新”排序，以方便在贴子顶端查看最新留言。
关于翻译求助
如果您需要中文翻译，请在此留言。
但是，如果您需要的是他人对自己所做的长篇翻译进行审查，或对某些语法及用词有些许疑问，您可以将其发表在一个新的，单独的贴子里。
2
u/gentlecactusboy Jul 23 '26
I'm trying to pick a name in Chinese and make sure it sounds natural. My name is Ezra.
I would pick a surname/family name as well, right? My last name begins with "Cam" and so I thought a surname that sounds like "kan" would make the most sense. I found the family name 阚 kàn in a list.
And I found the name 奕泽 yìzé on a name site that is supposed to mean great/bright + moist/grace/brilliance. I'm a water sign... and my name Ezra phonetically in Chinese would be 以斯拉 yǐsīlā , so I thought it was fitting.
So 阚奕泽 , does it look or sound weird? Is this a name someone would actually have? The only problem I guess is that 奕泽 seems to be the name for the Toyota IZOA....so i don't know if that makes the name kind of funny? 😅