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迎

HSK 7-9Character · Verb

welcome; face toward; meet

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to welcome; to greet; to meet

Used for welcoming guests, meeting someone at a location, or receiving visitors.

Wǒ我
men们
qù去
jī机
chǎng场
yíng迎
jiē接
yuǎn远
dào道
ér而
lái来
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
 。

We will go to the airport to welcome our friends who came from afar.

Xué学
xiào校
mén门
kǒu口
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
huān欢
yíng迎
xīn新
tóng同
xué学
de的
héng横
fú幅
 。

There are many banners welcoming new students at the school gate.

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Wǒ我
qù去
chē车
zhàn站
yíng迎
jiē接
nǎi奶
nai奶
 。

I will pick up my grandma at the train station.

Zhè这
cì次
huó活
dòng动
huān欢
yíng迎
suǒ所
yǒu有
shì市
mín民
cān参
jiā加
 。

This event welcomes all citizens to participate.

Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jǔ举
bàn办
huān欢
yíng迎
wǎn晚
yàn宴
zhāo招
dài待
wài外
bīn宾
 。

They are holding a welcome dinner to entertain foreign guests.

2.

verb

to face; to head toward; to run into

Used to describe the direction one is facing or moving toward.

Tā他
yíng迎
miàn面
zǒu走
le了
guò过
lái来
 。

He walked directly toward me face to face.

Wǒ我
men们
yíng迎
fēng着
qí风
zì骑
xíng自
chē行
 车
 。

We ride bicycles against the wind.

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Tā他
yíng迎
shàng上
qù去
hé和
jiǔ久
bié别
chóng重
féng逢
de的
lǎo老
péng朋
yǒu友
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
 。

He stepped forward to greet his old friend whom he hadn't seen for years.

Zǐ子
dàn弹
yíng迎
miàn面
fēi飞
lái来
 ,
tā他
xùn迅
sù速
duǒ躲
kāi开
le了
 。

A bullet flew straight at him, and he dodged quickly.

Tā她
yíng迎
yáng着
guāng阳
dǎ光
kāi打
le开
chuāng了
hù窗
 户
 。

She opened the window facing the sunlight.