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迎接 (yíng jiē) — to welcome, to greet

Definition

迎接 is 'to welcome / to greet' someone arriving, or to meet something head-on (a challenge, new era). It emphasizes meeting the arrival itself, while 欢迎 expresses warm welcome, and 接待 is receiving a guest/visitor in a service role.

verb
to welcometo greet

Examples

  • 迎接。
    Gōng sī pài rén yíng jiē xīn yuán gōng.
    The company sent people to welcome the new employees.
  • 迎接。
    Wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn.
    We must bravely welcome challenges.
  • 迎接。
    Dà jiā gǔ zhǎng yíng jiē xīn tóng shì.
    Everyone applauded to welcome the new colleague.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

迎yíngmeet
接jiēreceive

Meeting and receiving combine into welcoming someone.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
卬
卬áng迎yíng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

迎 is made of 辶 (written fully as 辵) for the meaning and 卬 for the sound.

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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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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