Definition
迎 (yíng) means 'to welcome' or 'to face' someone or something, often with a sense of moving toward them. Unlike 欢迎 (huānyíng), which is a warm, enthusiastic welcome, 迎 is more neutral and can also mean 'to meet head-on' (e.g., 迎风 'face the wind'). In the sense of 'forge ahead', it's more concrete than 前进 (qiánjìn), which is purely about advancing.
verb
to welcometo greetto meetto face (someone or something)to forge aheadto tackle (difficulties) head-on
Easily confused
- 仰yǎnglook-aliketo face upward; to look up
- 赢yíngsound-aliketo win (a competition, game, etc.)
- 应yìngsound-aliketo respond, to answer
- 硬yìngsound-alike(adjective) hard, stiff, solid (physically)
- 鹰yīngsound-alikeeagle; hawk; falcon
Examples
- 。Wǒmen zài dà ménkǒu yíng jiē xīn tóngxué.We welcome new classmates at the main gate.
- 迎，。Tā yíng zhe fēng pǎobù, yìdiǎn yě bú pà lěng.He runs facing the wind and isn't afraid of the cold at all.
- ，。Wǒmen yào yíng nán ér shàng, bùnéng tuìsuō.We must forge ahead in the face of difficulties and not retreat.
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