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光临

guāng lín · guang lin

Traditional 光臨

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (formal) to honor with one's presence
  2. to attend
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The talking door

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)的(de)门(mén)会(huì)说(shuō)欢迎(huānyíng)光临(guānglín)！

    Look, this shop door says welcome.

  2. Dengdeng

    有人(yǒurén)走近(zǒujìn)，它(tā)就(jiù)说(shuō)欢迎(huānyíng)光临(guānglín)。

    When someone comes near, it says welcome.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)再(zài)走(zǒu)一次(yīcì)试试(shìshì)！

    I'll walk up once more to try!

  4. Dengdeng

    欢迎(huānyíng)光临(guānglín)！欢迎(huānyíng)光临(guānglín)！

    Welcome! Welcome!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)学(xué)机器(jīqì)说话(shuōhuà)吗(ma)？

    Are you imitating the machine?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)的(de)门(mén)。

    Yes, I want to be the door of this shop too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)期(qī)待(dài)在(zài)不(bù)久(jiǔ)的(de)将(jiāng)来(lái)您(nín)的(de)光(guāng)临(lín)。

I really look forward to your visit in the near future.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

欢(huān)迎(yíng)各(gè)位(wèi)光(guāng)临(lín)本(běn)店(diàn)。

Welcome, everyone, to our shop.

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光
guāng

light; ray; bright; shiny

临
lín

to face; to overlook

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