answer the door; receive guests
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to answer the door; to open the door for someone knocking or calling
formalUsed in formal or literary contexts to describe receiving guests or responding to a knock at the door. Often implies a host or servant performing this duty.
Tīng听
dào到
qiāo敲
mén门
shēng声
，
tā她
lián连
máng忙
qù去
yìng应
mén门
。
Hearing the knock, she hurried to answer the door.
Gǔ古
dài代
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
yǒu有
zhuān专
rén人
yìng应
mén门
。
In ancient times, wealthy families often had dedicated servants to answer the door.
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Tā他
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
yìng应
mén门
，
yíng迎
jiē接
lái来
fǎng访
de的
kè客
rén人
。
He stood at the door to answer the knock and welcome the visiting guests.