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How do you say 'Thank you' in Mandarin Chinese?

Xièxie (谢谢) means thank you.

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  1. duìbuqǐ (对不起)
  2. qǐngwèn (请问)
  3. xièxie (谢谢) ✔

Why: Xièxie is the word you will use most on a trip, for every shop, meal and taxi. Duìbuqǐ means I'm sorry and qǐngwèn means excuse me, may I ask. Taiwan writes it 謝謝.

Huh, didn't know that: The second syllable of xièxie is said in the light neutral tone, so it sounds like 'shyeh-shyeh' with the second one softer.

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I said xièxie so many times on my trip, my tour guide started calling me Mister Thankful.
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Answer: xièxie (谢谢). Xièxie is the word you will use most on a trip, for every shop, meal and taxi. Duìbuqǐ means I'm sorry and qǐngwèn means excuse me, may I ask. Taiwan writes it 謝謝.

  1. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 谢谢 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E8%B0%A2%E8%B0%A2
    to thank / thanks / thank you
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Peace Corps China, Chinese Basic Lessons for Invitees (Mandarin) files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/thepeoplesrepublicofchina/CN_Mandarin_Language_Lessons.pdf
    thanks, thank you
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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