How to pronounce xie xie

xie xie (thank you) is 谢谢 in Chinese, written xièxie in pinyin and said shyeh-shyeh.

谢谢 xièxie

shyeh-shyeh

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X is said like the sh in “she”, with the tongue behind the bottom teeth. Never “z” or “ks”.

xie xie (thank you) is 谢谢 in Chinese, written xièxie in pinyin and said shyeh-shyeh.

xiè: fourth tone, falling sharply; xie: neutral tone, light and short.

X is said like the sh in “she”, with the tongue behind the bottom teeth. Never “z” or “ks”.

Voices recorded for our word cards. A spelling such as “shyow-mee” is the nearest English sound, not the sound itself: hear the voices.