Kind regards
Formal Polite
What it really means
The standard polite email sign-off. Watch the temperature: "Kind regards" is normal, "Best wishes" is warm, and a sudden short "Regards" from someone who usually writes more can suggest annoyance.
Chinese explanation
标准的礼貌邮件落款。注意温度变化：Kind regards 是常规，Best wishes 偏热情；平时客气的人突然只写 Regards，可能表示不高兴了。
Example conversation
A: She ended her email with just Regards. No Kind.
B: Ouch. What did you do?
A：她邮件结尾只写了 Regards，连 Kind 都没了。
B：不妙。你干什么了？
What you could say back
No spoken reply needed for this one.
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