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Huan Ying - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Welcome" in Mandarin Chinese

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Huan Ying

In Mandarin-speaking countries, guests or customers are welcomed into the home or business with the phrase ►huān yíng, huān yíng.

Huān yíng translates as “welcome,” and is made up of two Chinese characters: 歡迎. The first character, 歡 (huān) means “joyous,” or “pleased,” and the second character 迎 (yíng) means “to welcome.” The literal translation of huān yíng, then, is “we are pleased to welcome you.”

Examples of Haun Ying

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Huān yíng huān yíng - qǐng zuò.
歡迎歡迎 請坐。
欢迎欢迎 请坐。
Welcome! Please have a seat.

Wǒmen suí shí huān yíng nǐ.
我們隨時歡迎你。
我们随时欢迎你。
We welcome you anytime.

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