宾至如归

賓至如歸
bīnzhì-rúguī
idiom #28,860

Meanings

  1. 1 guests feel at home
  2. 2 to make guests feel welcome (said of a hotel or host)

Examples

Zhèjiā jiǔdiàn de fúwù ràng kèrén bīnzhìrúguī.
The service at this hotel makes guests feel right at home.
Zhǔrén rèqíng de zhāodài ràngwǒ men gǎnjué bīnzhìrúguī.
The host's warm hospitality made us feel completely at home.

Tips

memory
Literal meaning: (guest) + (arrives/reaches) + (as if) + (returning home) = a guest arrives and feels as if returning home.
usage
Commonly used in hospitality contexts — hotels, restaurants, and hosts describing the warmth of their welcome. You'll often see it in hotel slogans.

Stroke Order

bīn
zhì
guī