polite apology for failing to greet a guest
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to apologize for not greeting a guest in person (polite formula)
formalUsed as a polite apology when one fails to personally greet or see off a guest. Common in formal and semi-formal contexts, often accompanied by other polite phrases like '有失远迎'.
Gāng刚
cái才
shī失
yíng迎
le了
，
qǐng请
duō多
duō多
bāo包
han涵
。
I apologize for not greeting you just now; please forgive me.
Yǒu有
shī失
yuǎn远
yíng迎
，
shù恕
zuì罪
shù恕
zuì罪
。
I failed to greet you from afar; please forgive my lapse in courtesy.
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Shī失
yíng迎
shī失
yíng迎
，
kuài快
qǐng请
jìn进
。
Sorry for not greeting you properly, please come in.