多谢 (duō xiè) — many thanks; thanks a lot

Definition

Polite interjection meaning 'many thanks' — a more formal, emphatic alternative to 谢谢, common when acknowledging help or a compliment.

interjection

many thanksthanks a lot

多谢！
duō xiè Nín de bāng zhù!
Many thanks for your help!
多谢，。
duō xiè Gè wèi de pèi hé, wǒ men shùn lì wán chéng le rèn wu.
Many thanks to everyone for your cooperation — we completed the task smoothly.
多谢，。
duō xiè Kuā jiǎng, wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō xū yào xué xí de dì fāng.
Thanks for the compliment — I still have a lot to learn.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

多 intensifies 谢, giving 'thanks a lot'.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 謝; 谢 is its simplified writing.

言射謝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword; speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

射

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 謝 pairs 言 (word; speech) with 射, which gives the sound. The simplified 谢 is a written form of this character.

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