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笑脸相迎

xiào liǎn xiāng yíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

笑臉相迎 笑脸相迎 [xiao4 lian3 xiang1 ying2] /to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 笑臉相迎

  • 笑
    xiào

    to laugh / to smile / to laugh at

  • 脸
  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 迎
    yíng

    to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.