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欢迎 (huān yíng) — to welcome

Definition

A friendly, everyday verb used to greet guests or thank visitors for attending — as in 欢迎你来. 迎接 is more formal and staged, often used for ceremonies or important arrivals.

verb
to welcome

Examples

  • 欢迎。
    huān yíng Nǐ lái wǒ jiā.
    Welcome to my home.
  • 欢迎。
    Dà jiā dōu hěn huān yíng nǐ.
    Everyone welcomes you.
  • 欢迎。
    huān yíng Nǐ men cān jiā zhè cì huó dòng.
    Welcome you to participate in this event.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

欢huānjoyful
迎yínggreet

欢 expresses joy and 迎 expresses greeting, together forming the idea of welcoming.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiàn
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn歡huān
Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

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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
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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Grammar

Appears in
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