Chinese word

欢迎回来

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuān yíng huí lái

Meaning

  • interjectionwelcome back

Example

欢迎回来，要不要喝点水？huān yíng huí lái yào bú yào hē diǎn shuǐ

Welcome back; would you like some water?

Illustration for 欢迎回来 (welcome back)

More examples

欢迎回来，快进来坐吧。huān yíng huí lái kuài jìn lái zuò ba

Welcome back; come on in and have a seat.

Core concept

A warm verbal welcome at the moment a returning person crosses back into a familiar place or group.

Common phrases

  • 欢迎回来，辛苦了huān yíng huí lái xīn kǔ le

    welcome back, thanks for your hard work

  • 欢迎回来，朋友huān yíng huí lái péng yǒu

    welcome back, my friend

Similar words

欢迎huān yíng: A general greeting that warmly welcomes someone on arrival or during a visit.
你回来了nǐ huí lái le: A casual spoken call that expresses pleasure at someone's return.
回来啦huí lái la: A brief, friendly spoken remark that warmly acknowledges someone's return.

Definition in Chinese

用于迎接回到原处或与说话者有关场所的人，表示对其归来感到高兴或表示欢迎的短语。yòng yú yíng jiē huí dào yuán chù huò yǔ shuō huà zhě yǒu guān cháng suǒ de rén biǎo shì duì qí guī lái gǎn dào gāo xìng huò biǎo shì huān yíng de duán yǔ

Word origin

欢迎回来 (huānyínghuílái, "welcome back") combines 欢迎 (huānyíng, "welcome") with 回来 (huílái, "come back"), joining a welcome with the person's return.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the short form fits family, friends, classmates, and coworkers, while adding 您 (nín, "respectful you") makes the greeting more formal.

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