Chinese word

光临

Pronunciation

Pinyinguāng lín

Meaning

  • verbvisit

Example

欢迎光临本店！huān yíng guāng lín běn diàn

Welcome to our store!

Illustration for 光临 (visit)

More examples

若有问题，欢迎随时光临咨询。ruò yǒu wèn tí huān yíng suí shí guāng lín zī xún

If you have any questions, please visit us anytime for a consultation.

Core concept

A guest's arrival is treated as an honor, especially in a shop or host's greeting.

Common phrases

  • 请光临qǐng guāng lín

    Please visit

  • 随时光临suí shí guāng lín

    visit anytime

  • 欢迎光临huān yíng guāng lín

    welcome

Similar words

来lái: Move to and arrive at a place, usually toward the speaker or the place being discussed.
到dào: Arrive at a particular destination or point in time.
访问fǎng wèn: Go to a person or place for a meeting, visit, or piece of business.
光顾guāng gù: Pay a polite visit to a shop while shopping or using its services.

Definition in Chinese

用于对来店或来访者表示礼貌的欢迎用语，常见于店铺招呼、招牌或服务人员的口头问候。yòng yú duì lái diàn huò lái fáng zhě biǎo shì lǐ mào de huān yíng yòng yǔ cháng jiàn yú diàn pù zhāo hū zhāo pái huò fú wù rén yuán de kǒu tóu wèn hòu

Word origin

光 (guāng, "honor") + 临 (lín, "arrive") presents the visitor's arrival as an honored presence.

Usage tips

  • In service Chinese, this word belongs on the host's side of a conversation: staff use it to welcome customers, while customers normally describe their own visit with a simpler verb.

Other meanings

  • call inverb
  • comeverb

Opposites

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