How to write a salutation and close an email?
Okay, the recent email introduction lesson just left too many questions for me. Hamshank and I asked a few questions, but a few have been unanswered, or I am unsure about the answers. Therefore, lets try to settle this here.
Salutations
How to say something similar to these:
- Hey mate/dude/bro (Are normal Chinese adults likely to use such informal language in emails?)
- Dear Sir/Madam/Mr. so-and-so/Ms so-and-so (clearly formal, and I know 'dear' should be 亲爱的)
- To whom it may concern (basically, how do we address an email when we don't know who will recieve it?)
Are there any other common ways to address a person that are not analagous to the methods used above?
Closing an email
How to say something similar to these:
- Yours truly/sincerely, Best regards, etc. (formal) Bodawei suggested 你的真挚的 for yours truly/sincerely, but do Chinese typically use it? Or is it just a translation that some people use?
- Later, see ya (very informal)
I think that perhaps the following are good to use when closing a letter, even though they are not direct translations. Are the following normal?
致 zhì
礼 lǐ
and...
至此 zhìcǐ
敬礼 jìnglǐ
Thank you everybody!
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