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迎来送往 — “To be busy receiving guests and seeing them off”

迎来送往 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be busy receiving guests and seeing them off”. To be occupied with social engagements and hospitality. Literally, “Welcome the arriving, send off the departing”.

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迎来送往 Pronunciation and Pinyin

迎来送往 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
迎
yíng8welcome, greet, or face
来
lái7to come
送
sòng10give, deliver, or accompany
往
wǎng8go towards

Example Sentence with 迎来送往

他总是这样迎来送往,每天都忙得不可开交。
He is always busy receiving and sending off guests, completely occupied every day.

Idioms Related to 迎来送往

Synonyms of 迎来送往

  • sòng送wǎng往yíng迎lái来busy entertaining guests

More idioms starting with 迎

  • yíng迎rèn刃yǐ以jiě解solve a problem with great ease
  • yíng迎rèn刃bīng冰jiě解problems solved smoothly and effortlessly
  • yíng迎rèn刃lì立jiě解easily and smoothly solved
  • yíng迎rèn刃ér而lǐ理solved easily
  • yíng迎rèn刃ér而jiě解solved readily and smoothly
  • yíng迎tóu头tòng痛jī击meet head-on and strike hard
  • yíng迎tóu头gǎn赶shàng上strive to catch up and surpass
  • yíng迎jiān奸mài卖qiào俏flaunt charm, entice illicit relations
  • yíng迎yì意chéng承zhǐ旨obsequiously comply with wishes
  • yíng迎xīn新qì弃jiù旧embrace the new and abandon the old
  • yíng迎xīn新sòng送gù故welcome the new and bid farewell to the old
  • yíng迎xīn新sòng送jiù旧welcome new, send off old

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Questions about 迎来送往

What does 迎来送往 mean?

迎来送往 (yíng lái sòng wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be busy receiving guests and seeing them off”.

How do you pronounce 迎来送往?

迎来送往 is pronounced yíng lái sòng wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 迎来送往 literally mean?

Literally, 迎来送往 means “Welcome the arriving, send off the departing”. It is used to mean “to be busy receiving guests and seeing them off”.

What is the Chinese definition of 迎来送往?

走的欢送,来的欢迎。形容忙于交际应酬。

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