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贺

贝bèi · shellfish

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How to Use 贺

Verb compounds meaning 'to congratulate'

The character forms verbs that express the action of congratulating or celebrating.

祝贺 • zhù hè • to congratulate • HSK 4

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Example Sentences

dà大

jiā家

fēn纷

fēn纷

qián前

lái来

hè

Information

Pinyinhè

Meaningto congratulate; to celebrate

Strokes9

Radical贝

Traditional賀

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Zhuyinㄏㄜˋ

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+贝bèi · shellfish

zhù祝

hè贺

to congratulate

庆贺 • qìng hè • Congratulate / Celebrate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qìng庆

hè贺

Congratulate / Celebrate

Noun compounds meaning 'congratulatory item'

The character combines with nouns to form words for things used to convey congratulations.

贺信 • hè xìn • Congratulatory letter • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hè贺

xìn信

Congratulatory letter

贺电 • hè diàn • Congratulatory telegram • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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hè贺

diàn电

Congratulatory telegram

贺

xǐ喜

tā他

men们

de的

hūn婚

lǐ礼

。

Everyone came to congratulate them on their wedding.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yì一

zhāng张

hè贺

kǎ卡

sòng送

gěi给

péng朋

yǒu友

。

I bought a greeting card for my friend.

wǒ我

men们

qìng庆

hè贺

xīn新

nián年

。

We celebrate the New Year.

wǒ我

men们

zhù祝

hè贺

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

qǔ取

dé得

le了

hǎo好

chéng成

jì绩

。

We congratulate him on getting good results in the exam.

wǒ我

xiě写

le了

yī一

fēng封

hè贺

xìn信

。

I wrote a congratulatory letter.

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Characters pronounced "he".

涸hédried up; exhausted, tired; dry
菏hériver in Shandong province
褐hècoarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
劾héexamine into, impeach, charge
阖heclose; shut; whole
壑heravine; gorge; deep valley

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Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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