敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter. 三族 sān zú (old) three generations (father, self and sons) / three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's) 钧谕 鈞諭 jūn yù (deferential) your instructions 来信 來信 lái xìn incoming letter / to send us a letter syn 来函 來函 lái hán incoming letter / letter from afar / same as 來信|来信[lai2 xin4] syn 介绍信 介紹信 jiè shào xìn letter of introduction / recommendation letter / reference 信笺 信箋 xìn jiān letter / letter paper syn 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) 郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 死信 sǐ xìn lost letter / letter containing news of sb's death syn 盘符 盤符 pán fú drive letter (letter assigned to a disk drive or partition) (computing) 协助通知书 xié zhù tòng zhī shū letter of assist / assist letter 调查委托书 調查委托書 letter of request / letter rogatory 代询证人委托书 代詢證人委托書 letter of request / letter rogatory 审计业务约定书 審計業務約定書 audit engagement letter / engagement letter 业务约定书 業務約定書 audit engagement letter / engagement letter 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 敬祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status) / your humble servant 玉札 yù zhá great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), a plant whose root is used in TCM / (old) (courteous) your letter 来示 來示 lái shì (polite) your letter 惠书 惠書 huì shū (formal) your letter 阁下 閣下 gé xià your distinguished self / your majesty / sire syn 主公 zhǔ gōng Your Highness / Your Majesty syn 鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? syn 驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn 尊驾 尊駕 zūn jià lit. your honored carriage / your highness / honored Sir (also sarcastic) / you 高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable. 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 浑身解数 渾身解數 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] 尊意 zūn yì (honorific) your respected opinion / What do you think, your majesty? 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age 患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties 盼睐 盼睞 pàn lài your favors / your consideration 见访 見訪 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit 讨扰 討擾 tǎo rǎo I beg to disturb you / I trespass on your hospitality / Thank you for your hospitality! 雅意 yǎ yì your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm syn 雅教 yǎ jiào (hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion). 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 鼎助 dǐng zhù (honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril 管住嘴迈开腿 管住嘴邁開腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight) 口嫌体正直 口嫌體正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) 口嫌体直 口嫌體直 kǒu xián tǐ zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2]) 关你屁事 關你屁事 guān nǐ pì shì (coll.) None of your goddamn business! / Mind your own business! 不吝珠玉 bù lìn - zhū yù (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion / your criticism will be most valuable 大笔 大筆 dà bǐ (formal, honorific) your writing / your handwriting / pen / calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money) syn 敬请 敬請 jìng qǐng please (do sth) (deferential form) syn 恭敬 gōng jìng deferential / respectful syn 礼遇 禮遇 lǐ yù courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception syn 毕恭毕敬 畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng reverent and respectful / extremely deferential syn 恭顺 恭順 gōng shùn deferential / respectful syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 肃敬 肅敬 sù jìng respectful / deferential 就正 jiù zhèng (literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing) 恭谨 恭謹 gōng jǐn (literary) respectful / deferential syn 一家人不说两家话 一家人不說兩家話 yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise) 愭 qí (literary) deferential / to revere 首页 首頁 shǒu yè home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter 通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication syn 接到 jiē dào to receive (letter etc) syn 回覆 huí fù to reply (by letter, email etc) / reply / answer 字母 zì mǔ letter (of the alphabet) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter syn 发信 發信 fā xìn to post a letter syn 信件 xìn jiàn letter (sent by mail) syn 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 情书 情書 qíng shū love letter 写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter syn 信访 信訪 xìn fǎng to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit 启事 啟事 qǐ shì announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) / to post information / a notice syn 回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1] syn 书信 書信 shū xìn letter / epistle syn 上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition syn 赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn 不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out syn 信函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email) 信用证 信用證 xìn yòng zhèng letter of credit syn 邀请函 邀請函 yāo qǐng hán invitation letter / CL:封[feng1] syn 字谜 字謎 zì mí letter puzzle 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 公开信 公開信 gōng kāi xìn open letter 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 求职信 求職信 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application 阿尔法 阿爾法 ā ěr fǎ alpha (Greek letter Αα) 送信 sòng xìn to send word / to deliver a letter 西格玛 西格瑪 xī gé mǎ sigma (Greek letter Σσ) / (symbol for standard deviation in statistics) 转寄 轉寄 zhuǎn jì to forward (a letter, email, package etc) 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 三字经 三字經 sān zì jīng (slang) swearword / four-letter word syn 意向书 意向書 yì xiàng shū letter of intent (LOI) (commerce) 推荐信 推薦信 tuī jiàn xìn recommendation letter 手书 手書 shǒu shū to write personally / personal letter syn 敬上 jìng shàng yours truly / yours sincerely (at the end of a letter) 手札 手劄 shǒu zhá (literary) personal letter 