receive guests; grant an audience
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to receive (a guest); to grant an audience to; to meet with (subordinates)
formalUsed in formal contexts when a host receives distinguished guests, or a superior meets with subordinates. Implies a certain status differential where the subject is in the position of authority.
Guó国
jiā家
yuán元
shǒu首
jiē接
jiàn见
le了
lái来
fǎng访
de的
wài外
guó国
shǐ使
jié节
。
The head of state received the visiting foreign envoys.
Zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
jiāng将
zài在
míng明
tiān天
jiē接
jiàn见
yù与
huì会
dài代
biǎo表
。
The general manager will meet with the conference delegates tomorrow.
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Xiào校
zhǎng长
qīn亲
zì自
jiē接
jiàn见
le了
huò获
jiǎng奖
de的
xué学
sheng生
jiā家
zhǎng长
。
The principal personally received the parents of the award-winning students.
Bù部
zhǎng长
zài在
huì会
kè客
shì室
jiē接
jiàn见
le了
qián前
lái来
cǎi采
fǎng访
de的
jì记
zhě者
。
The minister received the journalists who came for interviews in the reception room.