Usage note
“迎”表示欢迎或迎接某人。
“Yíng” biǎoshì huānyíng huò yíngjiē mǒurén.
“Yíng” means to welcome or greet someone.
Context note
我们常用“迎”来表示高兴地接待客人或朋友。
Wǒmen cháng yòng “yíng” lái biǎoshì gāoxìng de jiēdài kèrén huò péngyǒu.
We often use “yíng” to express happily receiving guests or friends.
5 examples
我们迎客人进门。
wǒ men yíng kè rén jìn mén。
We welcome the guests into the door.
她笑着迎朋友。
tā xiào zhe yíng péng yǒu。
She smiled and greeted her friend.
学校迎新生。
xué xiào yíng xīn shēng。
The school welcomes new students.
妈妈在门口迎我。
mā ma zài mén kǒu yíng wǒ。
Mom greeted me at the door.
大家鼓掌迎老师。
dà jiā gǔ zhǎng yíng lǎo shī。
Everyone applauded to welcome the teacher.
5 mini stories
奶奶来了，我跑到门口迎她。她给了我一个大拥抱。
nǎi nai lái le， wǒ pǎo dào mén kǒu yíng tā。 tā gěi le wǒ yí gè dà yōng bào。
Grandma came, I ran to the door to greet her. She gave me a big hug.
新同学第一天来，我们迎他进教室。我们一起玩。
xīn tóng xué dì yī tiān lái， wǒ men yíng tā jìn jiào shì。 wǒ men yì qǐ wán。
The new classmate came on the first day, we welcomed him into the classroom. We played together.
爸爸下班回家，我迎上去说辛苦了。他笑了。
bà ba xià bān huí jiā， wǒ yíng shàng qù shuō xīn kǔ le。 tā xiào le。
Dad came home from work, I went up to greet him and said 'hard work'. He smiled.
客人来家里，我们迎他们坐下。然后倒茶。
kè rén lái jiā lǐ， wǒ men yíng tā men zuò xià。 rán hòu dǎo chá。
Guests came to our home, we welcomed them to sit down. Then we poured tea.
运动会开始了，我们迎运动员入场。大家都很兴奋。
yùn dòng huì kāi shǐ le， wǒ men yíng yùn dòng yuán rù chǎng。 dà jiā dōu hěn xīng fèn。
The sports meet started, we welcomed the athletes into the field. Everyone was very excited.
Mini dialogue
欢迎新同学
A
我们一起去迎接新同学吧！
Wǒmen yìqǐ qù yíngjiē xīn tóngxué ba!
Let's go welcome the new classmate together!
B
好的，我要画一张欢迎卡片。
Hǎo de, wǒ yào huà yì zhāng huānyíng kǎpiàn.
Okay, I want to draw a welcome card.
迎接客人
A
妈妈让我在门口迎接客人。
Māma ràng wǒ zài ménkǒu yíngjiē kèrén.
Mom asked me to greet the guests at the door.
B
你真懂事，客人一定会很高兴。
Nǐ zhēn dǒngshì, kèrén yídìng huì hěn gāoxìng.
You're so thoughtful; the guests will be very happy.
Related words and contrasts
similar
欢迎
huānyíng
welcome
commonly used to greet someone
similar
迎接
yíngjiē
to meet, to welcome
often used for receiving guests
opposite
送
sòng
to see off, to send
opposite action of welcoming