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 璧还 璧還 bì huán return (a borrowed object) with thanks / decline (a gift) with thanks 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! 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" 敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter. 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 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 谢礼 謝禮 xiè lǐ honorarium / gift as 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 璧谢 璧謝 bì xiè decline (a gift) with thanks 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 谢仪 謝儀 xiè yí honorarium / gift as 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 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 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 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 此致 cǐ zhì (used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation) 泽塔 澤塔 zé tǎ zeta (Greek letter Ζζ) 致函 zhì hán to send a letter syn 聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment / contract syn 贝塔 貝塔 bèi tǎ beta (Greek letter Ββ) 贺信 賀信 hè xìn congratulatory letter or message syn 收悉 shōu xī (literary) to receive and understand the contents of (a letter) 血书 血書 xuè shū letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc 己 jǐ self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa syn 挂号信 掛號信 guà hào xìn registered letter 照会 照會 zhào huì a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 