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Here’s how ‘Thank you’ sounds to Chinese ears – Business Insider

Posted onJune 15, 2015July 12, 2015

My Chinese friends say they notice that Westerners use lots of pleases (qi?ng) and thank yous (xiexie) when speaking Chinese. And actually, they say, we use way too many of them for Chinese taste. A Chinese linguist, Kaidi Zhan, says Read More …

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