Chinese

謝謝

xièxie
thanks; thank you
  • TOCFL 1
  • 谢谢

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  • characterChinese謝 “to excuse oneself; to make an apology; to apologise”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese射 “to shoot (an arrow); to fire”
      • ideaChinese弓 “bow (weapon) (Classifier: 張/张)”
      • ideaChinese矢 “arrow”

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