I am going to China in March to visit my son who is teaching English in Nanjing.
My name is Gary Sokolow
A Chinese friend at work said an OK given name name could be... 盖利 (Gài Lì).
Since family names are so important do I introduce myself as Sokolow Gài Lì?
Or, since "Sokolow" means "falcon" (I think) in either Polish or Russian. How about "Yīng" 鹰.
I looked this up in Google translate for the word falcon.
Or since I am not visiting for any formal reason, just stick with Gài Lì?