Chinese word

迎

Pronunciation

Pinyinyíng

Meaning

  • verbwelcome

Example

大家一起迎新年吧。dà jiā yì qǐ yíng xīn nián ba

Let's welcome the new year together.

Illustration for 迎 (welcome)

More examples

老师们在礼堂门口迎接新生。lǎo shī men zài lǐ táng mén kǒu yíng jiē xīn shēng

The teachers are welcoming the new students at the auditorium entrance.

Core concept

Hold open a place for an arrival, from a guest at the door to a new season or event.

Common phrases

  • 迎接新生yíng jiē xīn shēng

    welcome new students

Similar words

欢迎huān yíng: Welcome guests or visitors gladly as a sign of warm hospitality.
迎接yíng jiē: Meet someone on arrival by going to the place where they are expected.
接jiē: Receive a person or item directly by hand or at a designated place.

Definition in Chinese

接待并接纳到来的人或事物，或表示迎接某一时刻、事件的到来，含有主动或被动的接待动作意义。jiē dài bìng jiē nà dào lái de rén huò shì wù huò biǎo shì yíng jiē mǒu yì shí kè shì jiàn de dào lái hán yǒu zhǔ dòng huò bèi dòng de jiē dài dòng zuò yì yì

Word origin

迎 (yíng, "welcome") is a phono-semantic character in which 辶 (chuò, "movement") suggests moving toward an arrival and 卬 (áng, "raised") supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • When 迎 (yíng, "welcome") takes a time or event as its object, English commonly uses welcome the new year, greet a new season, or usher in a change, so the natural verb depends on the occasion.

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