款待
kuǎndài
to entertain hospitably
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 主人热情地款待客人。The host warmly entertained the guests.
- 感谢你们的盛情款待。Thank you for your generous hospitality.
Collocations
热情款待盛情款待款待客人设宴款待
Mnemonic
款 kuǎn "sincerity, funds" + 待 dài "to treat": to treat with sincerity, i.e. to entertain or host a guest warmly. Korean renders it as "hospitality, to entertain". Offering food and care to guests (热情款待 to host warmly). 待 means "to treat, await", read dài (对待, 等待). 款 is a multi-sense character meaning "sincerity, item, funds" (款项 a sum, 条款 a clause).
Related
招待接待宴请热情
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