迎接
yíng jiē
Pinyin

Definition

迎接
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yíng jiē
  1. to meet
  2. to welcome
  3. to greet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

接
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
接着
jiē zhe
  1. 1 to catch and hold on
  2. 2 to continue
  3. 3 to go on to do sth
  4. 4 to follow
  5. 5 to carry on
  6. 6 then
  7. 7 after that
  8. 8 subsequently
  9. 9 to proceed
  10. 10 to ensue
  11. 11 in turn
  12. 12 in one's turn
欢迎
huān yíng
  1. 1 to welcome
  2. 2 welcome
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
迎
yíng
  1. 1 to welcome
  2. 2 to meet
  3. 3 to face
  4. 4 to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
迎接
yíng jiē
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to welcome
  3. 3 to greet
链接
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
拼接
pīn jiē
  1. 1 to put together
  2. 2 to join
接上
jiē shàng
  1. 1 to connect (a cable etc)
  2. 2 to hook up (a device)
  3. 3 to resume (a conversation)
  4. 4 to set (a bone)
接下
jiē xià
  1. 1 to take on (a responsibility)
接下来
jiē xià lái
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to take
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 following
接到
jiē dào
  1. 1 to receive (letter etc)
接力
jiē lì
  1. 1 relay
接口
jiē kǒu
  1. 1 interface
  2. 2 port
  3. 3 connector
接吻
jiē wěn
  1. 1 to kiss
接待
jiē dài
  1. 1 to receive (a visitor)
  2. 2 to admit (allow sb to enter)
接收
jiē shōu
  1. 1 reception (of transmitted signal)
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to accept
  4. 4 to admit
  5. 5 to take over (e.g. a factory)
  6. 6 to expropriate
接机
jiē jī
  1. 1 jointing machine
  2. 2 riveter
  3. 3 welder
  4. 4 sealer
  5. 5 to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airport)
  6. 6 to service a plane (of airport workers)
接纳
jiē nà
  1. 1 to admit (to membership)

Idioms (15)

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē
  1. 1 lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
  1. 1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
  2. 2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
笑脸相迎
xiào liǎn xiāng yíng
  1. 1 to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
迎来送往
yíng lái sòng wǎng
  1. 1 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
  2. 2 all time taken over with social niceties
迎刃而解
yíng rèn ér jiě
  1. 1 lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. easily solved
迎头痛击
yíng tóu tòng jī
  1. 1 to deliver a frontal assault
  2. 2 to meet head-on (idiom)
迎风招展
yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 to flutter in the wind (idiom)
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet

Sample Sentences

首先，新郎、新娘会站在饭店门口迎接客人。
shǒuxiān ，xīnláng 、xīnniáng huì zhànzài fàndiàn ménkǒu yíngjiē kèren 。
First the groom and the bride will stand at the entrance of the restaurant to receive their guests.
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你这死脑筋，我订了东部海岸的饭店，面海第一排，看过去就是一望无际的太平洋，先确认一月一号的日出时间，破晓前就站上阳台，保准能迎接2016年的第一道阳光。
nǐ zhè sǐnǎojīn ，wǒ dìng le dōngbù hǎiàn de fàndiàn ，miànhǎi dì yīpái ，kàn guòqù jiùshì yīwàngwújì de tàipíng yáng ，xiān quèrèn yīyuè yī hào de rìchū shíjiān ，pòxiǎo qián jiù zhàn shàng yángtái ，bǎozhǔn néng yíngjiē 2016 nián de dì yī dào yángguāng 。
You nincompoop, I booked a hotel on the East coast, right on the shore front. Just looking out from there you can see the boundless Pacific. First we will confirm the time the sun comes up on January 1 and we can gather to stand on the balcony just before daybreak, to guarantee we'll be able to welcome in the first sun rays of 2016.
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对，对，对。就是这样。因为新的一年马上就要来到了嘛，你要把家里收拾一下。一是为了迎接新年，二是为了迎接新年要到你家里来拜访的客人呀，亲戚朋友呀，这样的。
duì ，duì ，duì 。jiùshì zhèyàng 。yīnwèi xīn de nián mǎshàng jiù yào láidào le ma ，nǐ yào bǎ jiālǐ shōushi yīxià 。yī shì wèile yíngjiē xīnnián ，èr shì wèile yíngjiē xīnnián yào dào nǐ jiālǐ lái bàifǎng de kèren yā ，qīnqī péngyǒu yā ，zhèyàng de 。
Right! It's just like that. Because the New Year is almost here, you should tidy up your home. The first reason is to welcome the New Year, the second is to welcome guests who come to visit you during the New Year, friends and relatives and so on.
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对。因为要过新年了，迎接每一年的新年，但是我们不会忘了那些已逝的人。
duì 。yīnwèi yào guò xīnnián le ，yíngjiē měi yī nián de xīnnián ，dànshì wǒmen bùhuì wàng le nàxiē yǐ shì de rén 。
Right. Because we are going to celebrate New Year, welcome in the New Year, but we can't forget those who have already passed away.
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哎，真的很像在迎接客人。
āi ，zhēnde hěn xiàng zài yíngjiē kèrén 。
Hey, it really does look like it's welcoming guests.
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迎接光辉岁月
yíngjiē guānghuī suìyuè
Welcoming a glorious age
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各位旅客，前方就是正在建造中的洋山深水港工程。洋山深水港地处上海东南约27.5公里处的大小洋山，是离国际主要航线最近的地方，也是为迎接2010年上海世博会而建造的重要工程。洋山深水港一期工程开港已经半年多了，相信日后将成为一个举世瞩目的世界一流码头。不过目前我们还不能实地参观......
gèwèi lǚkè ，qiánfāng jiùshì zhèngzài jiànzào zhōng de Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng dìchǔ Shànghǎi dōngnán yuē èrshí qī diǎn wǔ gōnglǐ chù de Dà-Xiǎo Yángshān ，shì lí guójì zhǔyào hángxiàn zuìjìn de dìfang ，yě shì wèi yíngjiē èrlíngyīlíng nián Shànghǎishìbóhuì ér jiànzào de zhòngyào gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yīqī gōngchéng kāigǎng yǐjīng bànnián duō le ，xiāngxìn rìhòu jiāng chéngwéi yī ge jǔshìzhǔmù de shìjiè yīliú mǎtóu 。bùguò mùqián wǒmen hái bùnéng shídì cānguān ......
Attention, passengers! Up ahead is the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor Project, currently under construction. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is situated on Daxiaoyang Mountain, 27.5 kilometers to Shanghai's southeast. It's the closest place to major international air routes. It is a major project being built for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The first phase of construction on the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor has been going on for more than half a year already. There is no doubt that it will become a world-class harbor. But we can't visit it in person right now...
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