迎来送往 in English ying2 lai2 song4 wang3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiomatic expression); busy entertaining guests
  • all time taken over with social niceties

Simplified Characters

迎 来 送 往

Traditional Characters

迎 來 送 往

Pinyin

ying2 lai2 song4 wang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

迎ying2to welcome 来lai2to come 送song4to deliver 往wang3to go (in a direction)