jing4迎
Jyutpingjing4
Yaleyìhng
Definition
To welcome, greet, or receive guests.
neutralpeopledaily actions
How it's used
This character is primarily used in formal compounds or written contexts rather than as a standalone verb in daily speech. When speaking casually, Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 接 or 接待 to express the act of meeting or welcoming someone. It carries a sense of formality or ceremony that makes it sound slightly stiff in an everyday conversation.
Examples
Let's go to the entrance to welcome the guests.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a standalone verb in casual conversation, as it will sound like you are reading from a formal announcement. Stick to 接 or 接人 when talking about picking someone up or meeting them.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
