Wo yong zhege mingzi ding de fangjian: I booked a room

我用这个名字订的房间。

wǒ yòng zhège míngzi dìng de fángjiān

I booked a room under this name

Character breakdown

我

I, me

wǒ

用

to use

yòng

这个

this

zhège

名字

name

míngzi

订

to book, to reserve

dìng

的

possessive/relative particle

房间

room

fángjiān

Grammar and structure

'Wo yong' means 'I used', 'zhege mingzi' is 'this name', 'ding de' is a relative clause marker meaning 'booked', and 'fangjian' is 'room'. The structure is 'I used this name to book the room'.

Variations and politeness

我用这个名字预订的房间

wǒ yòng zhège míngzi yùdìng de fángjiān

I booked a room under this name — More formal, uses 预订 (yùdìng) instead of 订 (dìng).

房间是用这个名字订的。

fángjiān shì yòng zhège míngzi dìng de.

The room is booked under this name. — More conversational, starts with 'room' and uses 是...的 structure.

我订的房间是这个名字

wǒ dìng de fángjiān shì zhège míngzi

The room I booked is under this name — Longer and more detailed, emphasizes the room.

Mini dialogue

请问，您是以什么名字订的房间？

qǐngwèn, nín shì yǐ shénme míngzi dìng de fángjiān?

Excuse me, under what name did you book the room?

我用这个名字订的房间。

wǒ yòng zhège míngzi dìng de fángjiān.

I booked the room under this name.

When to use it

Appropriate

When checking into a hotel and the receptionist asks for the name the reservation is under.
When you need to confirm that the booking is under a specific name, perhaps showing an ID or a confirmation.

Avoid when

When you are not at the hotel or not talking about a room reservation; it's specific to that context.
When you want to say 'I used this name to book' in a past tense narrative; this phrase is more for immediate confirmation, not storytelling.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'I booked a room under this name' in Chinese?

You can say 'wǒ yòng zhège míngzi dìng de fángjiān' (我用这个名字订的房间). It literally means 'I used this name to book the room'.

How do you pronounce 'wǒ yòng zhège míngzi dìng de fángjiān'?

Pronounce it as: wǒ (like 'waw' with a falling-rising tone), yòng (like 'yong' with a falling tone), zhège (like 'juh-guh'), míngzi (like 'ming-dz'), dìng (like 'ding' with a falling tone), de (like 'duh'), fángjiān (like 'fahng-jyen').

When do you use 'wǒ yòng zhège míngzi dìng de fángjiān'?

Use it at a hotel check-in when you want to tell the receptionist that your reservation is under the name you are showing or mentioning. It's a straightforward and polite way to confirm the booking name.