Definition

1. Verb:
   • To welcome a guest: The act of receiving, greeting, or inviting a guest, often implying a sense of hospitality, formality, or ceremony. It can involve going out to meet the guest or preparing to receive them.

Usage

• This verb is used to describe the action of a host or hostess when a guest arrives. It conveys a sense of active reception, often with warmth and respect.
• It is commonly used in both formal contexts (e.g., business, official ceremonies) and informal, social contexts (e.g., family gatherings).
• The action often involves physical gestures like opening the door, bowing, or saying words of welcome.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình tôi đang chuẩn bị rước khách đến dự tiệc. (My family is preparing to welcome guests coming to the party.)
  • Công ty cử đại diện ra sân bay để rước khách quý. (The company sent a representative to the airport to welcome the distinguished guests.)
  • Mẹ tôi dặn phải rước khách thật niềm nở. (My mother instructed us to welcome the guests very warmly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Rước khách" in a business/service context: Often used in the hospitality, tourism, or service industries to mean "to receive clients/customers."
  • Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng về cách rước khách rất chuyên nghiệp. (This restaurant is famous for its very professional way of welcoming customers.)
• Implied effort or ceremony: The phrase can imply going to some effort or having a special ceremony for the reception.
  • Làng tổ chức lễ rước khách từ đầu cầu. (The village held a ceremony to welcome guests from the head of the bridge.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đón khách / Đón tiếp khách (verb phrase): To receive/meet guests. This is a very common synonym, sometimes perceived as slightly less formal than "rước khách."
• Tiếp khách (verb): To receive and host/entertain guests. This focuses more on the hosting after the initial welcome.
• Khách (noun): Guest, customer, client.
• Sự rước khách (noun): The act or ceremony of welcoming guests.

Synonyms

• Đón khách: To meet/receive guests.
• Đón tiếp: To receive and welcome.
• Nghênh tiếp (more literary/formal): To welcome, to receive.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Rước khách vào nhà: To welcome guests into the house. Emphasizes the act of ushering them inside.
  • Xin mời, để tôi rước khách vào nhà. (Please, let me welcome you into the house.)
• Rước khách trăm phương: (Idiomatic) To welcome guests from all directions/all over. Used to describe a place or business that is open and hospitable to everyone.
  • Cửa hàng chúng tôi rước khách trăm phương. (Our shop welcomes guests from everywhere.)

1. to welcome a guest