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谢

xiè

HSK 1 Character Traditional 謝

What 谢 means

1. to thank
2. bound formto apologize
3. bound formto decline; to refuse
4. bound form(of flowers, leaves etc) to wither

Other readings

谢 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Xièsurname Xie

Example sentences

• 多谢！
  Duōxiè!
  Thank you very much!
• 谢谢！
  Thanks!
• 谢了！
  Thank you!
• 谢谢。
  Thank you.
• 不谢！
  You're welcome!
• 谢谢？
  Thanks?

Words starting with 谢

• 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks; thank you
• 谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely
• 谢意xiè yìgratitude; thanks
• 谢霆锋Xiè Tíng fēngTse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
• 谢天谢地xiè tiān xiè dì(idiom) thank goodness
• 谢幕xiè mùto take a curtain call; (fig.) to come to an end
• 谢罪xiè zuìto apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault
• 谢恩xiè ēnto thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
• 谢世xiè shì(literary) to pass away; to die; to depart from this world
• 谢候xiè hòuto thank sb for favor or hospitality
• 谢客xiè kèto decline to meet a visitor; to express one's gratitude to one's guests
• 谢拉Xiè lāZerah (son of Judah in the Old Testament)
• 谢特xiè tèshit! (loanword)
• 谢病xiè bìngto excuse oneself because of illness
• 谢家集区Xiè jiā jí QūXiejiaji, a district of Huainan City 淮南市
• 谢尔巴人Xiè ěr bā rénSherpa
• 谢灵运Xiè Líng yùnXie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
• 谢却xiè quèto decline; to refuse politely
• 谢媒xiè méito thank the matchmaker
• 谢礼xiè lǐhonorarium; gift as thanks
• 谢词xiè císpeech of thanks
• 谢顶xiè dǐngto go bald
• 谢赫Xiè HèXie He (479-502), portrait painter from Qi of Southern dynasties 南齐
• 谢仪xiè yíhonorarium; gift as thanks

Words containing 谢

• 感谢gǎn xièto thank; to be grateful
• 新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
• 多谢duō xièmany thanks; thanks a lot
• 道谢dào xièto express thanks
• 代谢dài xièreplacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.)
• 致谢zhì xièexpression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note
• 答谢dá xièto express one's thanks
• 凋谢diāo xièto wither; to wilt; wizened
• 酬谢chóu xièto thank with a gift
• 千恩万谢qiān ēn wàn xiè(idiom) to thank profusely; to express deep gratitude
• 不谢bù xièyou're welcome; don't mention it; not at all
• 索谢suǒ xiè(old) to ask for recompense (for personal services rendered)
• 面谢miàn xièto thank sb personally; to thank sb to his face
• 不用谢bù yòng xièYou're welcome; Don't mention it
• 分解代谢fēn jiě dài xiècatabolism (biology); metabolic breaking down and waste disposal; dissimilation
• 合成代谢hé chéng dài xièanabolism (biology); constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc)…
• 必有重谢bì yǒu zhòng xiè(we) will be very grateful (if ...)
• 特别感谢tè bié gǎn xièspecial thanks; particular thanks
• 能量代谢néng liàng dài xièenergy metabolism
• 非常感谢fēi cháng gǎn xièextremely grateful; very thankful
• 申谢shēn xièto express gratitude; to thank
• 称谢chēng xièto express thanks
• 大恩不言谢dà ēn bù yán xiè(maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor…
• 斯泰恩谢尔Sī tài ēn xiè ěrSteinkjær (city in Trøndelag, Norway)

Characters that look like 谢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 逾yúto exceed; to go beyond; to transcend
• 谦qiānmodest
• 湘Xiāngabbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China…
• 阑lánrailing; balustrade; door-screen
• 涸héto dry; to dry up
• 遨áoto make an excursion; to ramble; to travel

Sounds the same

Read xiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 械appliance; tool; weapon
• 泄(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge
• 卸to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of
• 屑bits; fragments; crumbs
• 泻to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent
• 蟹crab
• 写used in 写意
• 榭pavilion
• 解acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈
• 亵obscene; disrespectful
• 懈lax; negligent
• 邂used in 邂逅