No. 2,610 in Chinese
贺
"贺" means "to congratulate."
In a sentence
我们去祝贺他的新工作。
We went to congratulate him on his new job.
The word '贺' here is part of the word '祝贺', meaning 'to congratulate'. It demonstrates the congratulatory expression used in formal contexts.
婚礼上，大家纷纷致贺新婚夫妇。
At the wedding, everyone expressed congratulations to the newlywed couple.
In this sentence, '贺' is used in the expression '致贺', which means 'to convey congratulations' and shows its application in celebratory formal occasions.
他寄来了一张贺卡。
He sent a greeting card.
Here, '贺' is used in the term '贺卡', meaning 'greeting card', indicative of the role '贺' plays in denoting goodwill expressions.
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