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贺 (賀)

hè

Pinyin

Definition

贺 (賀)

hè

to congratulate

贺 (賀)

Hè

surname He

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

祝贺

zhù hè

1 to congratulate
2 congratulations
3 classifier: 个 gè

贺卡

hè kǎ

1 greeting card
2 congratulation card

贺岁

hè suì

1 to extend New Year's greetings
2 to pay a New Year's visit

恭贺

gōng hè

1 to congratulate respectfully
2 to express good wishes

庆贺

qìng hè

1 to congratulate
2 to celebrate

Idioms (2)

恭贺佳节

gōng hè jiā jié

1 season's greetings (idiom)

燕雀相贺

yàn què xiàng hè

1 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
2 congratulations on your new house!

Sample Sentences

别来无恙、别来无恙，我啊就老老实实体制内呆着，安安份份做个小公务员，我们贺总呢，在哪儿高就？

biéláiwúyàng 、biéláiwúyàng ，wǒ ā jiù lǎolǎoshíshi tǐzhì nèi dāizhe ，ānānfènfen zuò gè xiǎo gōngwùyuán ，wǒmen Hè zǒng ne ，zài nǎr gāojiù ？

I hope you've been well too, I myself have been just been pushing papers in the system, with a secure job as a minor civil servant. What about you, He Xiao, where do you work?

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哈哈哈，说笑啦。我们贺总当年可是迷倒一众女生的风云人物啊，连今天的新娘都是贺总粉丝呢。

hā hā hā ，shuōxiào la 。wǒmen Hè zǒng dāngnián kěshì mídào yī zhòng nǚshēng de fēngyúnrénwù ā ，lián jīntiān de xīnniáng dōu shì Hè zǒng fěnsī ne 。

Ha ha, you're such a kidder. It was you Mr Manager who was the charmer who attracted a flock of ladies back in the day, even today's bride was one of your fans, He Xiao.

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欸，给你们介绍一下啊，这是贺萧，我们初中风云人物，现在自己做老板。这是我们司法局可爱的会计，新娘的好朋友贾玉。

èi ，gěi nǐmen jièshào yīxià ā ，zhè shì Hè xiāo ，wǒmen chūzhōng fēngyúnrénwù ，xiànzài zìjǐ zuò lǎobǎn 。zhè shì wǒmen sīfǎjú kěài de kuàijì ，xīnniáng de hǎopéngyou Jiǎ yù 。

Agh, I'll introduce you both. This is He Xiao, he was the ladykiller of my Junior High School, now he's his own boss. This is Jia Yu, one of the lovelier accountants at the Ministry of Justice and a good friend of the bride.

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哈哈，幸会幸会！贾小姐真幽默，在下贺萧，贺龙的贺，无边落木萧萧下的萧。

hāhā ，xìnghuì xìnghuì ！Jiǎ xiǎojie zhēn yōumò ，zài Hè xiāo ，Hè lóng de Hè ，wúbiān luòmù xiāoxiāo xià de xiāo 。

Ha ha, nice to meet you! Miss Jia is quite the comedian, I'm He Xiao, the "He" is the same as the one in the name of former vice-premier He Long, and the "Xiao" is like the one meaning "rustle" in the line from the Du Fu poem "Countless leaves rustle as they fall".

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贺总好有才学，我的小玩笑倒是献丑了。

Hè zǒng hǎo yǒu cáixué ，wǒ de xiǎowánxiào dàoshì xiànchǒu le 。

Mr Manager is very learned, while my little jokes are more vulgar.

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对对对，你们先聊啊，失陪一会儿，贺总帮忙照顾好我们贾妹妹啊。

duìduìduì ，nǐmen xiān liáo ā ，shīpéi yīhuǐr ，Hè zǒng bāngmáng zhàogu hǎo wǒmen Jiǎ mèimei ā 。

Yes, yes, you two chat, I have to excuse myself for the moment. Mr Manager can you look after little Miss Jia for me?

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好，都听贺总的。

hǎo ，dōu tīng Hè zǒng de 。

OK, I always listen to the manager.