(huān yíng) - welcome; to welcome in Mandarin
huānyíngTraditional: 歡迎
Translation
welcome; to welcome
Word origin
欢迎 means 'to welcome': 欢 (huān, 'joyful', simplified from 歡) plus 迎 (yíng, 'to greet, to meet'), literally to greet with joy. 迎 carries 辶 (the movement radical) with 卬 (áng) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 欢 (huān, joyful) + 迎 (yíng, to greet)
Stroke order
欢
迎
Examples
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Welcome to our company!
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You are always welcome to come to my home.
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His suggestions are very well received.
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The company welcomes all the new colleagues.
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We welcome your opinion.
欢迎 (huān yíng) means welcome as both a verb (to welcome someone) and an exclamation (Welcome!). 欢 means joy or delight, and 迎 means to greet or meet. Common uses include 欢迎来到... (welcome to...) and 受欢迎 (to be popular or well received - literally received with welcome). It can also preface an invitation: 欢迎参加 (welcome to join).
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