_Formal Letters

Starting and ending a formal letter

Opening lines:

致启者: Dear Sir or Madam

致有关人: To whom it may concern

Closing lines:

敬上Regards

此致 敬礼! Yours sincerely

Sample letter

Useful expressions

现答复您…的来信。In reply to your letter of …

有关…With reference to …

收到您…来信不胜感激。Thank you for your letter of …

我们荣幸地通知您…We are pleased to inform you that …

我们很遗憾地通知您…We regret to inform you that …

为…致信给您。I am writing to you to …

如需详情，尽请与我联系。If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

切盼回复。I look forward to hearing from you.