Definition

1. Verb:
   • To welcome solicitously; to court attentively: The primary meaning of "săn đón" is to greet or receive someone with eager and often excessive enthusiasm, typically because one expects some benefit or advantage from that person.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà hàng này luôn săn đón khách hàng một cách chu đáo. (This restaurant always welcomes its customers solicitously.)
  • Anh ấy là một ngôi sao nên được nhiều người săn đón. (He is a star, so he is courted by many people.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a transactional or self-interested motive behind the warm welcome. It is not a neutral term for greeting but suggests an active effort to please or attract someone for personal or commercial gain.

Variants and Related Words

• Chiêu đãi (v): to entertain, to host (often with hospitality, but less focused on the eager pursuit implied by "săn đón").
  • Công ty chiêu đãi các đối tác tại một khách sạn sang trọng. (The company entertained its partners at a luxurious hotel.)

Synonyms

• To court: to seek the favor or attention of someone.
• To woo: to seek the support or custom of someone.
• To pursue attentively: to follow or seek with keen interest.

Related Idioms

• While "săn đón" itself is commonly used as a set phrase, it conveys an idiomatic sense of eager, interest-driven pursuit in social or commercial contexts.

1. Welcome solicitingly
   • Săn đón khách hàng
     To welcome solicitingly one's customers