Chinese

迎接

/iŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
to meet, greet and welcome (someone); to pick up (a person)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese迎 “to receive; to welcome; to greet; to meet”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese卬 “I; me”
      • ideaChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese接 “to come near to; to be close to; to come into contact”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese妾 “slave woman”
      • ideaChinese辛 “spicy; hot; pungent”
      • ideaChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”

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