How to Say Thank You in Chinese

Chinese

谢谢

謝謝

Pinyin

xiè xie

Sounds like

shyeh shyeh

Read it piece by piece

谢

xiè

shyeh

English IPA /ʃjɛ/

谢

xie

shyeh

English IPA /ʃjɛ/

Pronunciation notes

x sounds close to "sh", with the tongue forward.

When to use 谢谢

Neutral

Use 谢谢 after receiving help, information, a gift, or a service.
Add 你 or 您 when you want to direct the thanks clearly to one person.

Other ways to say it

谢谢你

謝謝你

xiè xie nǐ

Thank you

Warm and direct

非常感谢

非常感謝

fēi cháng gǎn xiè

Thank you very much

Emphatic or formal

Example conversations

Thank you for helping me.

谢谢你帮我。

謝謝你幫我。

xiè xie nǐ bāng wǒ

Thank you very much for your time.

非常感谢您抽时间。

非常感謝您抽時間。

fēi cháng gǎn xiè nín chōu shí jiān

Common mistakes

Avoid giving both syllables equally heavy fourth tones; the second 谢 is commonly pronounced with a neutral tone.

How to say thank you in Chinese

When to use 谢谢

Other ways to say it

Example conversations

Common mistakes

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