One of the first things any student of Chinese learns to say is \u201c\u8c22\u8c22 (xi\u00e8xi\u00e8)\u201d, i.e. Thank You. This phrase is useful because it can be used to express your gratitude (or \u611f\u6069 (g\u01cen\u2019\u0113n)) in pretty much any situation. For those wanting to be a little more formal you can say \u201c\u8c22\u8c22\u4f60 (xi\u00e8xi\u00e8 n\u01d0)\u201d. However, there are actually many phrases that can be used to express your gratitude in Chinese other than just saying \u201cThank you\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to stay casual with your thanks, you can just build off of \u8c22\u8c22 (xi\u00e8xi\u00e8). One phrase that you can use is \u201c\u591a\u8c22 (du\u014d xi\u00e8)\u201d which means \u201cThanks a lot\u201d. This phrase is commonly used when texting or emailing, but also can be used in casual conversation. \u201c\u611f\u8c22 (g\u01cen xi\u00e8)\u201d or \u201cMany thanks\u201d is another phrase that can be used in a casual conversation. An example of when to use this is if someone holds open a door for you or hands you something. The most casual phrase of thanks is \u201c\u8c22\u4e86 (xi\u00e8 le)\u201d, which you would use with your close friends or family members your own age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moving away from casual thanks, when you\u2019re feeling especially grateful to someone you can use the phrase \u201c \u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\u4f60 (f\u0113i ch\u00e1ng g\u01cen xi\u00e8 n\u01d0)\u201d which just means \u201cThank you very much\u201d. Moving away from using \u8c22 (xi\u00e8), there are many phrases that can also be used to express your thanks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When someone is complimenting you and you want to thank them for the compliment, you can say \u201c\u54ea\u91cc\u54ea\u91cc (n\u01cel\u01d0 n\u01cel\u01d0)\u201d which just means \u201cyou\u2019re too kind\u201d. This is a way to show your modesty and humility instead of just directly saying thank you. Another way to convey this is by saying \u201c\u4f60\u592a\u597d\u5566 (n\u01d0 t\u00e0i h\u01ceo la)\u201d or \u201cyou are the best\u201d. This is mostly used with family and close friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a friend, family member, or coworker goes out of their way to help you out, you can say \u201c\u9ebb\u70e6\u4f60\u4e86 (m\u00e1 fan n\u01d0 le)\u201d which means \u201csorry for troubling you\u201d. Another phrase that can be used when someone is working hard for you is \u201c\u8f9b\u82e6\u5566 (x\u012bn k\u01d4 l\u0101)\u201d which means \u201cthanks for the hard work\u201d. This phrase is usually used when thanking your employees or the like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So now you know many phrases to use in many situations to express your thanks to someone in Chinese. Just remember, when in doubt, you can just say \u8c22\u8c22 (xi\u00e8xi\u00e8)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a little bonus, you can probably guess that with all the ways to say \u201cThank you\u201d, there are many ways to say \u201cYou\u2019re welcome\u201d as well. We\u2019ll save most of those for another day. The most common thing to say is \u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14 (b\u00f9 k\u00e8q\u00ec). If you want to change things up a little, you can also say \u201c\u4e0d\u7528\u8c22 (b\u00fa y\u00f2ng xi\u00e8)\u201d, meaning \u201cdon\u2019t mention it\u201d or directly translated \u201cno need to thank me\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember that in Chinese, English, or any language, it\u2019s always important to express gratitude for others! And by the way, we’re very grateful for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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