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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 2

谢谢Thank you

Xièxie

Say thank you, you're welcome, sorry, it's OK and goodbye.

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谢谢老师— Thank you, teacher

  1. 大山谢xiè谢xiè老lǎo师shī!Thank you, teacher!
  2. 高老师不bú客kè气qì。You're welcome.
  3. 大山老lǎo师shī, 再zài见jiàn!Goodbye, teacher!
  4. 高老师再zài见jiàn!Goodbye!

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对不起— Sorry

  1. 大山对duì不bù起qǐ!I'm sorry!
  2. 高老师没méi关guān系xì。It's OK.

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谢xiè谢xiè

verbthank you; thanks

不bú客kè气qì

phraseyou're welcome; don't mention it

对duì不bù起qǐ

phrasesorry

没méi关guān系xì

phraseit's OK; no problem; never mind

再zài见jiàn

verbgoodbye; see you again

不bù

adverbno; not (negation)

大dà山shān

pn.Dashan (a foreign exchange student)

高gāo老lǎo师shī

pn.Teacher Gao (Chinese language teacher)

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谢xiè

to thank; (also a common surname)

谢谢 xièxie — thank you; thanks
老lǎo

(in 老师 = teacher); old

高老师 Gāo lǎoshī — Teacher Gao (Chinese language teacher)老师 lǎoshī — teacher老人 lǎorén — elderly person
师shī

(in 老师 = teacher); master

高老师 Gāo lǎoshī — Teacher Gao (Chinese language teacher)老师 lǎoshī — teacher
不bù

no; not (negation adverb)

不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me不是 bú shì — not to be; no
客kè

guest; polite (in 客气 / 不客气)

不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it客气 kèqi — polite; courteous客人 kèrén — guest; customer
气qì

air; gas; manner (in 客气)

不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it天气 tiānqì — weather客气 kèqi — polite; courteous
对duì

right; correct (pair with 错)

对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me反对 fǎnduì — oppose; disagree对...来说 duì ... lái shuō — as for X
起qǐ

rise; together (in 一起)

对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me一起 yīqǐ — together起床 qǐ chuáng — get up
没méi

not (with 有)

没关系 méi guānxi — it's OK; no problem; never mind没有 méiyǒu — not have没意思 méi yìsi — not interesting; boring (pair with 有意思)
关guān

close; barrier (in 关系 / 没关系)

没关系 méi guānxi — it's OK; no problem; never mind关上 guān shàng — close关系 guānxi — relationship
系xì

tie; system (in 关系)

没关系 méi guānxi — it's OK; no problem; never mind关系 guānxi — relationship
再zài

then; again

再见 zàijiàn — goodbye; see you again
见jiàn

see; meet

再见 zàijiàn — goodbye; see you again见面 jiàn miàn — to meet face to face见到 jiàn//dào — meet; encounter — V+到 result complement
大dà

big; (in 大山)

大山 Dàshān — Dashan (foreign exchange student)多大 duō dà — how old大学 dàxué — university
山shān

mountain; (in 大山)

大山 Dàshān — Dashan (foreign exchange student)
高gāo

tall; high; (also a common surname; in 高老师)

高老师 Gāo lǎoshī — Teacher Gao (Chinese language teacher)高兴 gāoxìng — happy; pleased

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不

bùno; not (negation adverb)Writing

4 strokessingle-component

Originally a pictograph of a plant root. Today used as the universal negation adverb. The most-used negative word in Chinese.

九

jiǔnineWriting

2 strokessingle-component

七

qīsevenRecognition

2 strokessingle-component

六

liùsixRecognition

4 strokestop-bottom

人

rénpersonRecognition

2 strokessingle-component

"人" pictographically depicts a standing person seen from the side. One of the most fundamental hanzi — appears as a component in many other characters (你, 他, 们, 介, 个, ...).

口

kǒumouthRecognition

3 strokessingle-component

"口" depicts the shape of a mouth. Also serves as a radical/component in many characters: 叫 (to call), 吃 (to eat), 喝 (to drink), 问 (to ask), 名 (name).

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谢谢 + person

Explanation

A person can follow 谢谢: 谢谢你, 谢谢您, 谢谢老师. When you call someone, the name or title can also go first, followed by a comma: 老师，再见！

Examples

  • 谢xiè谢xiè老lǎo师shī！Thank you, teacher!
  • 谢xiè谢xiè您nín！Thank you! (polite)
  • 老lǎo师shī，再zài见jiàn！Goodbye, teacher!

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不: saying not

Explanation

不 goes before a word and makes it negative: 不好. It can also stand alone as an answer: 不，谢谢。 不 is usually read bù. Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不客气 bú kèqi.

Examples

  • 不bú客kè气qì。You're welcome.
  • 不bù好hǎo。Not good.
  • 不bù，谢xiè谢xiè。No, thank you.

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