礼貌 · Please and thanks

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谢谢

xièxie

Thank you

Sounds roughly like shyeh-shyeh — second syllable lighter

Literal meaning

  • xiè

    to thank

  • xie

    to thank (repeated)

thank · thank

How to pronounce it

  • xiè

    xie4

    44th · falling

    x is a thin “sh”: smile, tongue flat, air through the teeth. Fall on “yeah”.

  • xie

    xie5

    ·neutral

    Same shape, unstressed. If both syllables are equally loud, it sounds like you are reading.

In real life

谢谢,太好了。

Xièxie, tài hǎo le.

Thanks — that’s great.