请问您贵姓 What is your name? --- easy enough 请问怎么称呼您 How do I address you? --- but no-one will ever ask this in conversion. If you want to remain formal and have a title, it is offered by the person replying, not the person asking. Question. What is your name. Answer. Dr Smith. so Dr Smith, lets us know he wants to be addressed as "Dr" Smith when he answered, rather than us asking what his title is. If he says "Brian Smith", then we just call him Brian, even if he is a doctor. Does this make sense to you Fiona ? A.