璧还 璧還 bì huán return (a borrowed object) with thanks / decline (a gift) with thanks syn 感谢 感謝 gǎn xiè (express) thanks / gratitude / grateful / thankful / thanks syn 多谢 多謝 duō xiè many thanks / thanks a lot syn 特别感谢 特別感謝 tè bié gǎn xiè special thanks / particular thanks 拜你所赐 拜你所賜 bài nǐ suǒ cì (derog.) this is all thanks to you! / well, thanks a lot! 璧谢 璧謝 bì xiè decline (a gift) with thanks syn 份子 fèn zi one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) / cash gift 礼券 禮券 lǐ quàn gift voucher / gift coupon 联合国礼品销售处 United Nations Gift Centre / Gift Centre 礼包 禮包 lǐ bāo gift bag / gift package 国礼 國禮 guó lǐ state gift / official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments 谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie to thank / thanks / thank you syn 凭借 憑借 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on syn 由于 由於 yóu yú due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because syn 谢意 謝意 xiè yì gratitude / thanks syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 托福 tuō fú (old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries) syn 多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to / luckily syn 道谢 道謝 dào xiè to express thanks syn 答谢 答謝 dá xiè to express one's thanks syn 致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn 致以 zhì yǐ to express / to present / to extend / to tender (greetings, thanks etc) syn 鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn 鸣谢 鳴謝 míng xiè to express gratitude (esp. in public) / vote of thanks syn 凭藉 憑藉 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on / also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4] 奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks / to give back (honorific) syn 称谢 稱謝 chēng xiè to express thanks syn 得益于 得益於 dé yì yú to benefit from / thanks to 亏 虧 kuī to lose (money) / to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily / fortunately / thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) syn 恳辞 懇辭 kěn cí to decline with sincere thanks 搭帮 搭幫 dā bāng to travel together / thanks to syn 祝谢 祝謝 zhù xiè to give thanks 谢帖 謝帖 xiè tiě letter of thanks 谢词 謝詞 xiè cí speech of thanks 铭谢 銘謝 míng xiè to express gratitude (esp. in public) / vote of thanks / also written 鳴謝|鸣谢 顶谢 頂謝 dǐng xiè to bow in thanks 鼎助 dǐng zhù (honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help 酬神 chóu shén to offer thanks to the gods 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) syn 礼物 禮物 lǐ wù gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4] syn 礼品 禮品 lǐ pǐn gift / present syn 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng to present as a gift syn 天才 tiān cái talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted syn 天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift / innate skill syn 捐赠 捐贈 juān zèng to contribute (as a gift) / to donate / benefaction syn 红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe syn 赠品 贈品 zèng pǐn gift / complimentary item / freebie / giveaway syn 春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above 天分 tiān fèn natural gift / talent syn 馈赠 饋贈 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb) syn 受聘 shòu pìn hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family syn 天资 天資 tiān zī innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry syn 压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve 见面礼 見面禮 jiàn miàn lǐ gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time 回礼 回禮 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 贺礼 賀禮 hè lǐ congratulatory gift syn 还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return syn 礼金 禮金 lǐ jīn monetary gift syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 酬谢 酬謝 chóu xiè to thank with a gift syn 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab syn 禀赋 稟賦 bǐng fù natural endowment / gift / talent syn 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab syn 回赠 回贈 huí zèng to give sb (a gift) in return syn 聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift syn 收礼 收禮 shōu lǐ to accept a gift / to receive presents 伶牙俐齿 伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom) / fluent / having the gift of the gab syn 彩礼 彩禮 cǎi lǐ betrothal gift / bride price syn 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift 答礼 答禮 dá lǐ to return a courtesy / return gift 薄礼 薄禮 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble) syn 馈送 饋送 kuì sòng to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc) syn 财礼 財禮 cái lǐ betrothal gift / bride price syn 酬答 chóu dá to thank with a gift syn 凑份子 湊份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) syn 礼 禮 lǐ gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy syn 赐 賜 cì (bound form) to confer / to bestow / to grant / (literary) gift / favor / Taiwan pr. [si4] syn 馈 饋 kuì (bound form) to present (a gift) / (bound form) to send / to transmit syn 赍 齎 jī (literary) to harbor (a feeling) / (literary) to present as a gift syn 赗 賵 fèng (literary) gift (of money etc) to a bereaved family / to contribute to funeral expenses 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2] syn 卑辞厚礼 卑辭厚禮 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift 口齿伶俐 口齒伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom) / grandiloquence / the gift of the gab 三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab 聊表寸心 liáo biǎo cùn xīn (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings 賵 fèng gift to the dead 出份子 chū fèn zi to club together (to offer a gift) / to hold a whip-round 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 受礼 受禮 shòu lǐ to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings 喜蛋 xǐ dàn red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby 奠仪 奠儀 diàn yí a gift of money to the family of the deceased 定礼 定禮 dìng lǐ betrothal gift / bride-price 帛金 bó jīn traditional money gift at a funeral 留别 留別 liú bié a departing gift / a souvenir on leaving / a poem to mark one's departure 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 灵语 靈語 líng yǔ tongues (spiritual gift) 红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift) 