How to say “thank” in Chinese
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“Thank” in Chinese is 感谢, gǎn xiè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
感谢 is read gǎn xiè: 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, 讠 is a compressed “speech”: you thank with words.
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 “感谢”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 感谢. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 感谢你的帮助gǎnxiènǐdebāngzhùThank you for your help!
- 感谢大家前来参加今天的活动gǎnxièdàjiāqiánláicānjiājīntiāndehuódòngThank you all for coming to today's event.
- 我从心底感谢你wǒcóngxīndǐgǎnxiènǐI thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- 感谢各位给予的支持gǎnxiègèwèijǐyǔdezhīchíThank you all for the support you have given.
More words from the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thank” in Chinese?
“Thank” in Chinese is 感谢, pinyin gǎnxiè.
What does 感谢 mean?
感谢 (gǎnxiè) means “thank”.
How do you write 感谢?
感谢 is 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) — feel; 谢 (xiè) — thank. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 感谢?
感谢 is read gǎnxiè. Tones: gǎn — third tone, xiè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thank” in the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. 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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