How to say “welcome” in Chinese
welcome (guests)
“Welcome” in Chinese is 迎接, yíng jiē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
迎接 is read yíng jiē: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
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 “迎接”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 迎接. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们昨天在机场热情地迎接了我们。tāmenzuótiānzàijīchǎngrèqíngdeyíngjiēlewǒmenYesterday they gave us a warm welcome at the airport.
- 据报道，中外学生昨天在大学热情地迎接了欧洲代表团。jùbàodào,zhōngwàixuéshengzuótiānzàidàxuérèqíngdeyíngjiēleŌuzhōudàibiǎotuánReportedly, yesterday Chinese and international students gave a warm welcome to a European delegation at the university.
More words from the lesson “A delegation's visit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “welcome” in Chinese?
“Welcome” in Chinese is 迎接, pinyin yíngjiē.
What does 迎接 mean?
迎接 (yíngjiē) means “welcome (guests)”.
How do you write 迎接?
迎接 is 2 characters: 迎 (yíng) — welcome, meet; 接 (jiē) — meet, receive; connect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 迎接?
迎接 is read yíngjiē. Tones: yíng — second tone, jiē — first 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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