Chinese Conversation · Level 4
88 words
Chinese word
谢谢你
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiè xiè nǐ
Meaning
- interjectionthank you
Example
谢谢你帮我。xiè xiè nǐ bāng wǒ
Thank you for helping me.
More examples
你把钥匙还给我了，谢谢你。nǐ bǎ yào shi huán gěi wǒ le xiè xiè nǐ
You returned the keys to me, so thank you.
Core concept
A direct verbal acknowledgment that another person's help or generosity has benefited the speaker.
Common phrases
谢谢你帮我xiè xiè nǐ bāng wǒ
Thank you for helping me
谢谢你帮忙xiè xiè nǐ bāng máng
Thank you for your help
谢谢你来了xiè xiè nǐ lái le
Thank you for coming
Similar words
谢谢xiè xiè: A simple everyday way to express thanks for help or kindness.
谢谢您xiè xiè nín: A polite way to thank someone while showing respect through a formal form of address.
Definition in Chinese
向听者表示感谢的短句感叹词，语气亲切且直接，常在他人帮忙或给予好处后使用，词尾“你”指向听者。xiàng tīng zhě biǎo shì gǎn xiè de duǎn jù gǎn tàn cí yǔ qì qīn qiè qiě zhí jiē cháng zài tā rén bāng máng huò jí yǔ hǎo chù hòu shǐ yòng cí wěi nǐ zhǐ xiàng tīng zhě
Word origin
谢谢你 (xièxiènǐ, "thank you") repeats 谢 (xiè, "thank") and adds 你 (nǐ, "you"), turning a general act of thanks into a direct address to the listener.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this form suits small favors from friends, strangers, or service workers, while formal speech may use a respectful second-person pronoun instead of the ordinary one.