await and greet; receive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to go to a place to wait for and greet arriving people
formalTypically used in formal or polite contexts to indicate actively waiting at a specific location to receive guests.
Wǒ我
men们
tí提
qián前
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
dào到
jī机
chǎng场
yíng迎
hòu候
kè客
rén人
。
We arrived at the airport half an hour early to await the guests.
Dǒng董
shì事
zhǎng长
qīn亲
zì自
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
yíng迎
hòu候
zhòng重
yào要
kè客
hù户
。
The chairman personally waited at the entrance to greet the important clients.
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Jiāng将
jūn军
shuài率
lǐng领
bù部
xià下
chū出
chéng城
yíng迎
hòu候
cháo朝
tíng廷
shǐ使
zhě者
。
The general led his men out of the city to await the imperial envoy.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
jiǔ酒
diàn店
dà大
táng堂
yíng迎
hòu候
yuǎn远
dào道
ér而
lái来
de的
péng朋
you友
men们
。
We waited in the hotel lobby to greet friends who had come from afar.