迎

yíng

verb HSK 7 #12,639

Meanings

1 to welcome; to greet
2 to meet; to receive
3 to face; to move towards

Examples

欢迎来中国！

Huānyíng lái Zhōngguó!

Welcome to China!

他去机场迎接朋友。

Tā qù jīchǎng yíngjiē péngyou.

He went to the airport to meet his friend.

迎面走来一个人。

Yíngmiàn zǒu lái yí gè rén.

Someone walked towards us from the front.

Tips

usage

迎 is used in: 欢迎 (welcome), 迎接 (greet/receive), 迎面 (head-on/face to face), 迎合 (cater to). 欢迎光临 (Welcome!) is heard in every Chinese shop.

Stroke Order

迎 yíng