"Greeting" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 wèn xùn interrogation / greeting
 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
 hè kǎ greeting card / congratulation card
 gǒng shǒu to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting / (fig.) submissive
 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
 kè tào polite greeting / civilities / to exchange pleasantries
 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well!
 kè tào huà conventional greeting / polite formula
 Yíng kè Sōng Greeting Pine, symbol of Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1]
 hè nián kǎ New Year greeting card
 fèng shēn hè jìng polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card)
 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success!
 qǐng duō guān zhào please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
 hè hán letter of congratulations / greeting card (e.g. for New Year)
  Greeting Cards Operation Representative
  Greeting Card Committee
  Chief, Greeting Card Operations (European Office)
  Greeting Card and Related Operations
  Greeting Cards Assistant
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