迎接

• 拼音: yíng jiē
• 汉字拆解: 迎 = 辶 (walk) + 卬 (to face); 接 = 扌(手) (hand) + 妾 (phonetic)

含义

To welcome; to greet; to meet. Used when going to receive or greet someone arriving.

Implies actively going to meet or receive someone, often at an airport, station, or entrance. Also used figuratively to mean embracing or facing something new, such as challenges or a new year.

例句

1. 我们去机场迎接从国外回来的朋友。
2. 全家人都出来迎接远道而来的客人。
3. 让我们一起迎接新的一年。

用法指南

语境: travel, hospitality, celebrations

语气: warm

正确说法

• 我去车站迎接他。(I'm going to the station to meet him.)
• 大家准备迎接新学期的到来。(Everyone is preparing to welcome the new semester.)

错误说法

• 我在家里迎接了电视。(Don't use 迎接 for inanimate objects in literal contexts — it implies greeting people or embracing abstract concepts)

起源与历史

迎 (to welcome, to meet) + 接 (to receive, to connect). Together they emphasize the act of going forward to meet and receive someone.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal