盛情 (shèng qíng) — great kindness, warm hospitality | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

盛情 means 'great kindness / warm hospitality' — usually the host's warm feeling toward guests, often paired with 款待. Unlike 盛宴 (a literal feast), 盛情 names the emotion, not the meal.

noun

great kindnesswarm hospitality

Examples

盛情。
Tā de shèng qíng ràng suǒ yǒu kè rén dōu gǎn dào wēn nuǎn.
His great hospitality made all the guests feel warm.
盛情。
Wǒ men shí fēn gǎn xiè zhǔ rén de shèng qíng kuǎn dài.
We are very grateful for the host's warm hospitality.
盛情。
Tā men yòng yì qiāng shèng qíng yíng jiē yuǎn fāng de péng you.
They greeted friends from afar with great enthusiasm.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

情qíngfeeling

盛 (great) and 情 (feeling) together express warm hospitality.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

成皿盛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

成

成chéng盛shèng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盛 combines 成 as a sound part with 皿 as a meaning part; the 皿 side points to a vessel, which fits meanings such as hold and fill.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng情qíng

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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