迎来送往
yíng lái sòng wǎng
Pinyin

Definition

迎来送往
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yíng lái sòng wǎng
  1. lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
  2. all time taken over with social niceties

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

欢迎
huān yíng
  1. 1 to welcome
  2. 2 welcome
送
sòng
  1. 1 to deliver
  2. 2 to carry
  3. 3 to give (as a present)
  4. 4 to present (with)
  5. 5 to see off
  6. 6 to send
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
传送
chuán sòng
  1. 1 to convey
  2. 2 to deliver
前往
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
向往
xiàng wǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for
  2. 2 to look forward to
往
wǎng
  1. 1 to go (in a direction)
  2. 2 to
  3. 3 towards
  4. 4 (of a train) bound for
  5. 5 past
  6. 6 previous
往事
wǎng shì
  1. 1 past events
  2. 2 former happenings
往来
wǎng lái
  1. 1 dealings
  2. 2 contacts
  3. 3 to go back and forth
往前
wǎng qián
  1. 1 to move forwards
往外
wǎng wài
  1. 1 out
  2. 2 outbound
  3. 3 departing
往常
wǎng cháng
  1. 1 usual
  2. 2 customary
往年
wǎng nián
  1. 1 in former years
  2. 2 in previous years
往往
wǎng wǎng
  1. 1 usually
  2. 2 in many cases
  3. 3 more often than not
往后
wǎng hòu
  1. 1 from now on
  2. 2 in the future
  3. 3 time to come
往日
wǎng rì
  1. 1 former days
  2. 2 the past
往返
wǎng fǎn
  1. 1 to go back and forth
  2. 2 to go to and fro
  3. 3 round trip
接送
jiē sòng
  1. 1 picking up and dropping off
  2. 2 greeting and sending off
  3. 3 shuttle (transport service)

Idioms (20)

一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
往事已矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ
  1. 1 the past is dead (idiom)
既往不咎
jì wǎng bù jiù
  1. 1 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
  2. 2 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
旬输月送
xún shū yuè sòng
  1. 1 pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
  1. 1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
熙来攘往
xī lái rǎng wǎng
  1. 1 a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
独来独往
dú lái dú wǎng
  1. 1 coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator
  2. 2 keeping to oneself
  3. 3 unsociable
  4. 4 maverick
礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
  1. 1 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to return politeness for politeness
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
秋风送爽
qiū fēng sòng shuǎng
  1. 1 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
笑脸相迎
xiào liǎn xiāng yíng
  1. 1 to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
继往开来
jì wǎng kāi lái
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
迎来送往
yíng lái sòng wǎng
  1. 1 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
  2. 2 all time taken over with social niceties
迎刃而解
yíng rèn ér jiě
  1. 1 lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. easily solved
迎头痛击
yíng tóu tòng jī
  1. 1 to deliver a frontal assault
  2. 2 to meet head-on (idiom)

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