Smiles to you / Smiles at you

[sb70012]

Hi,
In Paltalk messenger I sometimes chat to my Chinese friend. She sometimes type "Smiles to you" or "Smiles at you"
Do we have such an expression in English? I think it's just Chinese and she just translates it from Chinese to English.

Any thoughts?

Source: heard from a Chinese friend
Thanks

 

[charliedeut]

See: smile - definition of smile by Macmillan Dictionary, #1.

 

[sb70012]

See: smile - definition of smile by Macmillan Dictionary, #1.

Thanks for answering but did I ask the meaning of "smile"?

 

[charliedeut]

Thanks for answering but did I ask the meaning of "smile"?

No, you asked about the preposition. If you cared to look closely at the examples of definition #1, maybe you would understand my link. Thank you.

 

[5jj]

Thanks for answering but did I ask the meaning of "smile"?

sb, You need to be aware that the words I have underlined come across as rather rude. A more polite response to somebody who has taken the trouble to answer a question would be: "Thank you, but I actually wanted to know ..."

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

As I've understood. We can you use both prepositions? Am I right?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hi,
In Paltalk messenger I sometimes chat to my Chinese friend. She sometimes type "Smiles to you" or "Smiles at you"
Do we have such an expression in English? I think it's just Chinese and she just translates it from Chinese to English.

Any thoughts?

Source: heard from a Chinese friend
Thanks

I think the use of "smiles" has been misunderstood. It appears to me to be a noun, not a verb. I think the girl is sending "smiles" to you (not at you). We can also send "hugs", "kisses", etc. Please let me know if it is I who has misunderstood what you wrote.