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HSK 3

欢迎

to welcome; welcome!

verbneutral
欢
huān1st tone
迎
yíng2nd tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
huānyíng
Part of speech
verb
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
13
Register
neutral

Stroke order for 欢迎

欢迎 is written with 13 strokes (欢: 6, 迎: 7). The animation replays automatically.

What does 欢迎 mean?

欢迎 (huānyíng) is a verb meaning 'to welcome,' and by extension the standalone greeting 'welcome!'

shouted as guests arrive or printed on shop signs. Literally 'joy-greet,' it captures the warm hospitality nuance well. Three patterns English speakers should learn: first, it works as a transitive verb — 欢迎你 'we welcome you,' 欢迎大家 'welcome everyone'; second, it doubles up for emphatic warmth — 欢迎欢迎!

is a common spoken greeting when you really want to make someone feel welcome; third, it forms invitation patterns — 欢迎光临 'welcome (formal, in shops),' 欢迎再来 'come again.' Unlike English 'welcome,' Chinese 欢迎 is rarely used as the response to 'thank you' (that's 不客气). Don't say 欢迎 when someone thanks you — it sounds odd.

Note: Polite by default. Common as both a verb (we welcome you) and a standalone greeting on signs and at entrances.

Character by character

欢huānjoyful; happy
+
迎yíngto greet; to welcome; to face
=
欢迎

Memory hook: Joy + greet = welcome someone with happiness.

Example sentences

欢迎你来我家！

Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā!

Welcome to my home!

spoken

欢迎光临，请这边坐。

Huānyíng guānglín, qǐng zhèbiān zuò.

Welcome, please sit over here.

polite, shop/restaurant

我们都很欢迎你加入。

Wǒmen dōu hěn huānyíng nǐ jiārù.

We all warmly welcome you to join.

neutral

欢迎再来！

Huānyíng zài lái!

Please come again!

spoken

Common phrases with 欢迎

欢迎光临huānyíng guānglínwelcome (formal, shop/restaurant greeting)
欢迎你huānyíng nǐyou're welcome (to come / to join)
欢迎再来huānyíng zài láiplease come again
热烈欢迎rèliè huānyíngwarm welcome (formal)
欢迎大家huānyíng dàjiāwelcome everyone

Synonyms

迎接yíngjiē

迎接 is 'to go meet / receive someone' — about the physical act of going to greet an arriving guest (到机场迎接客人 'meet the guest at the airport'). 欢迎 is about expressing welcome verbally or in feeling. You 迎接 someone, then 欢迎 them.

接jiē

接 means 'to pick up / receive' (接朋友 'pick up a friend'). It's the practical act. 欢迎 is the expressed sentiment. They often pair: 我去机场接她，欢迎她来中国 (I'll pick her up at the airport and welcome her to China).

Don't confuse 欢迎 with

不客气bú kèqi

Beginners often translate English 'you're welcome' literally and try 欢迎 as a response to thanks. Wrong. The reply to 谢谢 is 不客气 or 不用谢 — never 欢迎.

请qǐng

请 means 'please' or 'to invite.' 请进 'please come in' and 欢迎 'welcome' often appear together but mean different things. 请 is the verb of polite invitation; 欢迎 is the warm reception that follows.

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