If you look up the dictionary, welcome is translated into Chinese as 欢迎 [huān yíng], which means greet someone with great joy.
For example:
欢迎来到中国。
huān yíng lái dào zhōng guó。
Welcome to China.
China is a country that pays great attention to etiquette. In China, people usually say "thank you" to express their gratitude. What should you say when someone says “thank you” to you? How do you say “you’re welcome” in Chinese?
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|---|
A: | 谢谢。 | xiè xiè。 | Thank you. |
B: | 不客气。 | bú kè qì。 | You’re welcome. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|---|
A: | 谢谢你帮我照顾我的宠物。 | xiè xiè nǐ bāng wǒ zhào gù wǒ de chǒng wù。 | Thank you for looking after my pet. |
B: | 小事一桩。 | xiǎo shì yì zhuāng。 | It’s a piece of cake. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|---|
A: | 吃点水果。 | chī diǎn shuǐ guǒ。 | Help yourself to some fruit. |
B: | 谢谢。 | xiè xiè。 | Thank you. |
A: | 应该的。 | yīng gāi de。 | You’re welcome. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|---|
A: | 谢谢你开车送我回来。 | xiè xiè nǐ kāi chē sòng wǒ huí lái。 | Thank you for driving me back. |
B: | 这是我的荣幸。 | zhè shì wǒ de róng xìng。 | It is my pleasure. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|---|
A: | 这是你让我帮你带的书。 | zhè shì nǐ ràng wǒ bāng nǐ dài de shū。 | This is the book you let me bring here. |
B: | 麻烦你了。 | má fán nǐ le。 | I’m sorry to bother you. |
A: | 不麻烦。 | bù má fán。 | No bother at all. |
Speaker | Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|---|
A: | 谢谢你上次帮了我。 | xiè xiè nǐ shàng cì bāng le wǒ。 | Thank you for helping me last time. |
B: | 谢什么呢! | xiè shén me ne! | There is nothing to thank. |
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