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感谢

gǎn xiè · gan xie

Traditional 感謝

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (express) thanks
  2. gratitude
  3. grateful
  4. thankful
  5. thanks
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The birthday card

  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)明天(míngtiān)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)一(yī)张(zhāng)卡片(kǎpiàn)。

    It's our teacher's birthday tomorrow. I want to write a card.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to write?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)：感谢(gǎnxiè)您(nín)一年(yīnián)的(de)帮助(bāngzhù)。

    I want to write: thank you for a year of help.

  4. Liangliang

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)！感谢(gǎnxiè)比(bǐ)谢谢(xièxie)更(gèng)正式(zhèngshì)。

    Good! 感谢 is more formal than 谢谢.

  5. Dengdeng

    最后(zuìhòu)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)：感谢(gǎnxiè)您(nín)的(de)作业(zuòyè)！

    At the end I want to write: thank you for the homework!

  6. Liangliang

    不要(bùyào)感谢(gǎnxiè)作业(zuòyè)，老师(lǎoshī)会(huì)笑(xiào)的(de)！

    Don't thank the teacher for homework. The teacher will laugh!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)的(de)帮(bāng)助(zhù)表(biǎo)示(shì)了(le)感(gǎn)谢(xiè)。

I thanked Mary for her help.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)十(shí)分(fēn)感(gǎn)谢(xiè)你(nǐ)的(de)好(hǎo)意(yì)。

I thank you very much for your kindness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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感
gǎn

to feel; to move

谢
xiè

to thank; (bound form) to apologize

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