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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

thank you

Chinese translation:

Xi

Added to glossary by Rowan Morrell
Feb 27, 2003 01:34
23 yrs ago
English term

thank you

Non-PRO English to Chinese Other
social
Proposed translations (Chinese)
5 +2 Xi
4 +9 谢谢你!

Proposed translations

+2
5 mins
Selected

Xi

It's pronounced something like "shay shay". The diacritic over the E in the first "xie" indicates a falling tone. Tones are very important in Chinese; they affect meaning.

But anyway, this is pretty much the standard way to say "thank you" in Chinese.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lichun E
1 hr
Xi� xie! :-)
agree zhiyu liu
2 days 3 hrs
Xi� xie! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "perfect!!"
+9
4 mins

谢谢你!

谢谢你!

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Note added at 2003-02-27 01:39:26 (GMT)
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or \"谢谢您!\"
Peer comment(s):

agree Weiyong
3 mins
Thanks!
agree taoyuting
24 mins
Thanks!
agree Danbing HE
39 mins
Thanks!
agree Lichun E
1 hr
Thanks!
agree petersi
2 hrs
Thanks!
agree cting
16 hrs
Thanks!
agree Kardi Kho
1 day 1 hr
Thanks!
agree hjl
1 day 9 hrs
Thanks!
agree Y_Bill
1 day 22 hrs
Thanks!
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