welcome; receive; greet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to welcome; to receive; to greet (guests)
literaryLiterary or formal equivalent of 迎接. Used in written Chinese or formal contexts to describe the act of going out to meet arriving guests.
Zhǔ主
rén人
yíng迎
yà迓
bīn宾
kè客
yú于
dà大
mén门
zhī之
wài外
。
The host welcomed the guests outside the main gate.
Zhòng众
guān官
yuán员
jiē皆
chū出
chéng城
yíng迎
yà迓
qīn钦
chāi差
dà大
chén臣
。
All the officials went out of the city to receive the imperial envoy.
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Gǔ古
dài代
yíng迎
yà迓
zhī之
lǐ礼
shèn甚
zhòng重
。
In ancient times, the rituals of welcoming were taken very seriously.