欢迎/歡迎 huānyíng — to welcome

Meanings

1. 1

   to welcome

   To welcome someone. Unlike English "welcome", it is a verb and takes a whole clause: 欢迎你来我家 "you are welcome to come to my house". Shops greet customers with 欢迎光临.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 欢/歡

  huān (first tone, high and level)

  joyous, merry; to be pleased; vigorous, lively

  6 strokes⿰又欠Radical 欠

Example sentences

• 欢迎你来我家。/歡迎你來我家。Huānyíng (first tone, high and level) nǐ (third tone, dipping) lái (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) jiā. (first tone, high and level)···

  You’re very welcome to come to my house.

• 老师很欢迎新同学。/老師很歡迎新同學。Lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) huānyíng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level) tóngxué. (second tone, rising)···

  The teacher gives new classmates a warm welcome.

Common mistakes

• Not quite欢迎！我家。

  Correct欢迎你来我家。

  欢迎 is a verb, not the exclamation "welcome!". Say who is welcome and what they are welcome to do: 欢迎 + person + verb phrase.

Similar words

Words containing 欢

• 喜欢/喜歡xǐhuan (third tone, dipping)to like, to be fond of
• 欢乐/歡樂huān (first tone, high and level) lè (fourth tone, falling)gaiety
• 狂欢/狂歡kuáng (second tone, rising) huān (first tone, high and level)party
• 欢呼/歡呼huān (first tone, high and level) hū (first tone, high and level)to cheer for
• 欢快/歡快huān (first tone, high and level) kuài (fourth tone, falling)cheerful and lighthearted
• 狂欢节/狂歡節kuáng (second tone, rising) huān (first tone, high and level) jié (second tone, rising)carnival
• 欢声笑语/歡聲笑語huān (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level) xiào (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)cheers and laughter
• 欢聚/歡聚huān (first tone, high and level) jù (fourth tone, falling)to get together socially
• 联欢/聯歡lián (second tone, rising) huān (first tone, high and level)have a get-together
• 悲欢离合/悲歡離合bēi (first tone, high and level) huān (first tone, high and level) lí (second tone, rising) hé (second tone, rising)joys and sorrows
• 讨人喜欢/討人喜歡tǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) xǐ (third tone, dipping) huan (neutral tone)to attract people's affection