How to say “be grateful” in Chinese
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“Be grateful” in Chinese is 感激, gǎn jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
感激 is read gǎn jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 心 “heart”.
On the left, 氵 “water”. In 冰激凌 it was chosen for its sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “感激”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 感激. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 对你的帮助，我感激不已。duìnǐdebāngzhù,wǒgǎnjībùyǐI'm endlessly grateful to you for your help.
- 我非常感激你的帮助wǒfēichánggǎnjīnǐdebāngzhùI'm very grateful to you for your help.
More words from the lesson “Gratitude and pride”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be grateful” in Chinese?
“Be grateful” in Chinese is 感激, pinyin gǎnjī.
What does 感激 mean?
感激 (gǎnjī) means “be grateful”.
How do you write 感激?
感激 is 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) — feel; 激 (jī) — surging; excite. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 感激?
感激 is read gǎnjī. Tones: gǎn — third tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be grateful” in the lesson “Gratitude and pride”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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