đón đưa
Definition
- Verb:
- To meet and see off: The act of welcoming someone upon their arrival and accompanying or bidding them farewell upon their departure. It implies a courteous, attentive, and often formal reception and send-off.
- To receive with honors: To welcome or receive someone with the attentiveness and courtesies appropriate to their status or as a sign of respect.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Gia đình tôi ra tận sân bay để đón đưa ông bà. (My family went to the airport to meet and see off my grandparents.)
- Công ty cử người đến đón đưa các đối tác quan trọng. (The company sent people to meet and see off the important partners.)
- Phong tục của làng chúng tôi rất coi trọng việc đón đưa khách quý. (The custom of our village highly values receiving honored guests with ceremony.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đón đưa" often conveys a sense of duty, hospitality, and meticulous care. It is not merely about transportation but about the entire ceremonial process of receiving and sending off a person, ensuring they feel welcomed and respected throughout their visit.
- It is commonly used in contexts involving guests, relatives, dignitaries, or business partners to emphasize the host's thoughtfulness and social etiquette.
Variants and Related Words
- Đón (verb): To meet, to welcome, to pick up (someone arriving).
- Đón khách, đón tàu (To welcome guests, to meet a train)
- Đưa (verb): To see off, to accompany (someone leaving), to take (someone somewhere).
- Đưa tiễn, đưa khách ra về (To see someone off, to escort a guest home)
- Đón tiếp (verb): To receive and welcome (guests).
- Tiễn đưa (verb): To bid farewell, to see off.
Synonyms
- Tiếp đón: To receive, to welcome (focuses more on the reception).
- Đón rước: To go and meet, to fetch (often implies going to get someone).
- Tiễn biệt: To bid farewell (focuses only on the departure).
Related Phrases
- Nghi thức đón đưa: Welcoming and send-off protocol.
- Nghi thức đón đưa nguyên thủ quốc gia rất long trọng. (The protocol for receiving and seeing off a head of state is very solemn.)
- Chu đáo trong việc đón đưa: To be thorough/attentive in meeting and seeing off guests.
- Anh ấy luôn chu đáo trong việc đón đưa khách. (He is always attentive in receiving and seeing off guests.)
Related Idioms
- Đón đầu, đưa cuối: (Lit: To meet at the head, to send off at the tail) To provide full and complete hospitality from start to finish.
- Làm chủ nhà, phải biết đón đầu đưa cuối. (As a host, one must know how to provide hospitality from beginning to end.)
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Meet (someone when he arrives) and see him off (when he leaves)
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