Definition

Verb: 1. To receive, to welcome, to greet (guests, visitors, delegates): The action of meeting and hosting someone, typically involving a formal or courteous reception. It implies a prepared and hospitable act of greeting someone upon their arrival. 2. To host, to entertain: The action of providing hospitality to guests after welcoming them.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty cử người ra sân bay để đón tiếp đối tác. (The company sent someone to the airport to receive the partners.)
  • Bà chủ nhà rất niềm nở trong việc đón tiếp khách. (The hostess was very warm in welcoming the guests.)
  • Nhiệm vụ của chúng tôi là đón tiếp các đại biểu tham dự hội nghị. (Our task is to greet the delegates attending the conference.)

Advanced Usage

• "đón tiếp nồng nhiệt": to give a warm welcome, to receive warmly.
  • Thị trưởng đón tiếp nồng nhiệt phái đoàn nước ngoài. (The mayor gave a warm welcome to the foreign delegation.)
• "phòng đón tiếp": reception room, lobby.
  • Xin mời quý khách ngồi đợi ở phòng đón tiếp. (Please wait in the reception room.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiếp đón (verb): A synonym with the same meaning and usage as "đón tiếp" (to receive, to welcome).
  • Gia đình tôi rất vui khi được tiếp đón bạn. (My family is very happy to welcome you.)
• Tiếp khách (verb): to receive guests, to entertain visitors (focuses more on the act of hosting after the initial greeting).
  • Bà ấy đang bận tiếp khách. (She is busy entertaining guests.)
• Đón (verb): to meet, to pick up (someone). This is a simpler, more general term for meeting someone upon arrival, often at a station or airport, and may not include the full hospitality aspect of "đón tiếp".
  • Anh ấy ra ga để đón em gái. (He went to the station to pick up his younger sister.)

Synonyms

• Chào đón (verb): to welcome, to greet (often used for welcoming events, new members, or in a more celebratory context).
• Nghênh tiếp (verb): to receive, to welcome (a more formal or literary synonym).

Related Phrases

• "Cử chỉ đón tiếp": a welcoming gesture.
  • Một nụ cười là cử chỉ đón tiếp đơn giản nhất. (A smile is the simplest welcoming gesture.)
• "Lễ đón tiếp": welcoming ceremony, reception.
  • Lễ đón tiếp chính thức sẽ diễn ra vào lúc 10 giờ sáng. (The official welcoming ceremony will take place at 10 a.m.)

verb

1. to receive