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感谢

gǎn xiè

to thank

Usage note

感谢表示谢谢和表达感激。

gǎn xiè biǎo shì xiè xiè hé biǎo dá gǎn jī。

Thanking means expressing gratitude.

Context note

感谢常出现在礼貌、致谢和书面表达里。

gǎn xiè cháng chū xiàn zài lǐ mào 、 zhì xiè hé shū miàn biǎo dá lǐ。

Thanking often appears in politeness, acknowledgments, and written expressions.

5 examples

感谢你的帮助。
gǎn xiè nǐ de bāng zhù。
Thank you for your help.
我很感谢你。
wǒ hěn gǎn xiè nǐ。
I am very grateful to you.
感谢大家。
gǎn xiè dà jiā。
Thanks everyone.
感谢老师。
gǎn xiè lǎo shī。
Thank you, teacher.
我们感谢你的支持。
wǒ men gǎn xiè nǐ de zhī chí。
We thank you for your support.

5 mini stories

感谢妈妈每天照顾我。
wǒ gǎn xiè mā ma měi tiān zhào gù wǒ。
I thank Mom for taking care of me every day.
老师帮助我以后,我认真说了感谢
lǎo shī bāng zhù wǒ yǐ hòu, wǒ rèn zhēn shuō le gǎn xiè。
After the teacher helped me, I sincerely said thank you.
感谢信写好了,就放进信封里。
gǎn xiè xìn xiě hǎo le, jiù fàng jìn xìn fēng lǐ。
The thank-you letter is written and put into an envelope.
大家一起感谢这位热心的负责人。
dà jiā yì qǐ gǎn xiè zhè wèi rè xīn de fù zé rén。
Everyone thanks this warm-hearted person in charge.
看到朋友的帮助,我心里很感谢
kàn dào péng yǒu de bāng zhù, wǒ xīn lǐ hěn gǎn xiè。
Seeing my friend's help, I felt very thankful.

Mini dialogue

感谢帮助

A
我帮你找到了铅笔。
Wǒ bāng nǐ zhǎo dào le qiānbǐ.
I helped you find your pencil.
B
非常感谢你的帮助!
Fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngzhù!
Thank you very much for your help!

感谢礼物

A
这是给你的生日礼物。
Zhè shì gěi nǐ de shēngrì lǐwù.
This is a birthday gift for you.
B
感谢了,我很喜欢!
Tài gǎnxiè le, wǒ hěn xǐhuān!
Thank you so much, I like it a lot!

Related words and contrasts

similar
谢谢
xièxie
thanks

谢谢 is the casual 'thanks', while 感谢 is a more formal or deeper expression of gratitude.

opposite
抱怨
bàoyuàn
to complain

抱怨 means to complain, the opposite attitude of 感谢 (to thank).

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