(gǎn xiè) - to thank, to be grateful in Mandarin
gǎnxièTraditional: 感謝
HSK 4
#720 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to thank, to be grateful
Word origin
A compound of 感 (gan) 'to feel', with the 心 'heart' radical, and 谢 (xie) 'to thank', which has the 讠 'speech' radical. Together: to feel and express thanks, 'to thank'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 感 (gan, 'to feel', 心 heart radical) + 谢 (xie, 'to thank', 讠speech radical)
Stroke order
感
谢
Examples
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Thank you for your help.
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We are very grateful to you.
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He wrote to thank his teacher.
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I want to thank everyone who supported me.
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She sent flowers to thank the doctor.
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