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代谢

Word · Verb · NounTraditional謝

thank; wither; apologize

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Meanings

4 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to thank; to express gratitude

The most common meaning, used in formal and informal situations.

Xiè谢
xie谢
nǐ你
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
 。

Thank you for helping me.

Wǒ我
xiàng向
tā他
zhì致
xiè谢
 。

I expressed my thanks to him.

2.

verb

to wither; to fade

literary

Used for flowers, plants, or abstract things like enthusiasm fading.

Huā花
er儿
xiè谢
le了
 。

The flowers have withered.

Tā他
de的
rè热
qíng情
yǐ已
jīng经
diāo凋
xiè谢
le了
 。

His enthusiasm has already faded.

3.

verb

to decline an invitation; to excuse oneself

formal

Often used in polite contexts to refuse an offer or invitation.

Tā他
xiè谢
jué绝
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
yāo邀
qǐng请
 。

He declined our invitation.

Tā她
yīn因
bìng病
xiè谢
kè客
 。

She refused visitors because of illness.

4.

noun

a surname

A common Chinese surname.

Xiè谢
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Xie is our teacher.