How to say “welcome” in Chinese
welcome, meet
“Welcome” in Chinese is 迎, yíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
迎 is read yíng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “迎”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 迎. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个节目很受欢迎。zhègejiémùhěnshòuhuānyíngThis show is very popular.
- 他受到了大家的欢迎tāshòudàoledàjiādehuānyíngEveryone gave him a warm welcome.
- 欢迎大家来我们学校参观huānyíngdàjiāláiwǒmenxuéxiàocānguānEveryone is welcome to visit our school!
- 欢迎你加入我们huānyíngnǐjiārùwǒmenJoin us!
- 欢迎欢迎，请进！huānyínghuānyíng,qǐngjìnWelcome, come on in!
- 欢迎光临！huānyíngguānglínWelcome!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “A delegation's visit”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “welcome” in Chinese?
“Welcome” in Chinese is 迎, pinyin yíng.
What does 迎 mean?
迎 (yíng) means “welcome, meet”.
How do you write 迎?
迎 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 迎?
迎 is read yíng. Tones: yíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“welcome” in the lesson “A delegation's visit”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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