To greet or receive someone with pleasure; to invite or encourage participation, such as when soliciting contributions or opinions

to meet or greet someone arriving; to step forward to receive guests

to welcome a visitor or newcomer; to meet a guest

To prepare for and meet an opponent in a competition or match.

To cater to or pander to; to intentionally act or speak in a way that matches another person's preferences or tastes.

directly toward one's face or from the opposite direction; head-on

To welcome spring or greet the new year; historically refers to an ancient ceremony where officials welcomed the first day of spring.

to greet or receive visitors

To welcome the arrival of the New Year or the Spring Festival; often used in the phrase [[辞旧迎新|辭舊迎新|ci2 jiu4 ying2 xin1]] to mean seeing off the old and welcoming the new.

To face towards the direction the wind is blowing from; to head into the wind.

to be readily solved (of problems or tasks); to be handled smoothly and without resistance once the main difficulty is overcome

to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new; to celebrate the arrival of the new year or a new era

(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her home and escort her to the wedding ceremony; also used figuratively for a man taking a woman as his wife

unwelcome; not popular; disliked

Used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant.

To come directly toward someone; to approach from the front, such as a person walking toward you or wind blowing in your face.

Head-on; face-to-face; directly; toward the front (often in the context of catching up or meeting something)

(of the groom or his family) to send a party to the bride's house to escort her to the wedding

to try hard to catch up with those in front; to make a great effort to overtake the most advanced

to meet an enemy head-on; to counterattack or repulse an incoming attack

to line the streets on both sides in order to give a warm welcome

to wait for a guest at a specific place in order to greet them; to welcome

To welcome guests upon arrival and see them off when they depart; generally refers to hospitality or social receptions

a guesthouse or hotel for receiving honored guests

To meet head-on and deliver a heavy or fatal blow; to repulse a frontal assault before the enemy has a chance to catch their breath.

(idiom) to flutter or wave in the breeze; to sway gracefully in the wind

to flatter or ingratiate oneself with others; to curry favor through words or actions

winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum); sometimes also used to refer to forsythia

to press on in the face of challenges; to advance despite hardships notwithstanding

(honorific) to welcome or receive a guest respectfully

Yingze District, a city district of [[太原|太原|tai4 yuan2]], Shanxi province

a polite way to apologize for not going out to meet a visitor or for being late to welcome them

The final of the six traditional marriage rites where the groom goes personally to the bride's home to fetch her for the wedding.

to welcome someone with a smiling face

Rebel leader during the late Ming Dynasty who first held the title Dashing King

Yingze district of Taiyuan city [[太原|太原|tai4 yuan2]] in Shanxi Province

to go out to meet; to greet a visitor at the door or gate

To go against one's own principles or feelings to please someone else; to act submissively or bow down to everything someone says to win their favor.

to welcome someone; to go out to greet a guest

(polite) fail to greet or meet a visitor in person; used to express apology to an arriving guest

To usher out the old and welcome the new; often used for celebrating the New Year or replacing old things with new ones

to see off those who are departing and welcome those who arrive; describes being busy with constant social engagements or entertaining guests

to welcome or receive someone with respect and honor

to flatter and suck up to others to win their favor; to butter someone up

Traditional folk festival held in honor of local deities, typically featuring a procession with drums, gongs, and the carrying of deity statues.

Yingjiang, a district of [[安庆市|安慶市|an1 qing4 shi4]] in Anhui Province

To welcome the new while bidding farewell to the old; often used regarding the New Year or changes in personnel

To bid farewell to those departing, especially officials, and greet the arrival of newcomers

To welcome a guest with great enthusiasm; literally to put one's shoes on backward in a rush to greet a visitor at the door.