"thank" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie v. to thank / thanks / thank you syn
xiè to thank / (bound form) to apologize / (bound form) to decline / to refuse / (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither syn
申谢 申謝 shēn xiè to express gratitude / to thank syn
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste
难为 難為 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) syn
致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) syn
谢天谢地 謝天謝地 xiè tiān xiè dì Thank heavens! / Thank goodness that's worked out so well! syn
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) syn
酬谢 酬謝 chóu xiè to thank with a gift syn
同喜 tóng xǐ Thank you for your congratulations! / The same to you! (returning a compliment)
酬答 chóu dá to thank with a gift syn
感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) syn
答词 答詞 dá cí reply / thank-you speech
面谢 面謝 miàn xiè to thank sb personally / to thank sb to his face
偏劳 偏勞 piān láo undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
承蒙关照 承蒙關照 chéng méng guān zhào to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter.
烧高香 燒高香 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense / to thank profusely
讨扰 討擾 tǎo rǎo I beg to disturb you / I trespass on your hospitality / Thank you for your hospitality!
谢候 謝候 xiè hòu to thank sb for favor or hospitality
谢媒 謝媒 xiè méi to thank the matchmaker
谢孝 謝孝 xiè xiào to visit friends to thank them after a funeral
雅教 yǎ jiào (hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion).
3Q sān Q (Internet slang) thank you (loanword)
大恩不言谢 大恩不言謝 dà ēn bù yán xiè (maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor / (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done
叨扰 叨擾 tāo rǎo to bother / to trouble / (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you / thank you for your time
谢天谢地 謝天謝地 xiè tiān - xiè dì (idiom) thank goodness syn
拜恩私室 bài ēn sī shì (idiom) To thank a powerful person for recommending or promoting you.
叨陪末座 tāo péi mò zuò (idiom) A self-effacing expression used to thank someone for inviting you to a banquet or allowing you to join it.
醉酒饱德 zuì jiǔ bǎo dé (idiom) A polite expression used by a guest to thank the host for the meal and hospitality.
三克油 sān kè yóu thank you (humorous phonetic rendering of the English phrase)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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