做客 zuòkè to be a guest or visitor
How to remember 做客: 做 do + 客 guest = to be a guest or visitor.
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How it is used
- To visit as a guest, especially at someone's home - 到朋友家做客 (dào péngyou jiā zuòkè) go to a friend's place as a guest.
- Separable and a bit warm/formal; it's the act of being received, whereas 客人 (kèrén) is the guest as a noun.
- Common in invitation talk: 欢迎来我家做客 (huānyíng lái wǒ jiā zuòkè) welcome to visit us.
Example sentences
- 星期天我去朋友家做客。 Xīngqītiān wǒ qù péngyou jiā zuòkè.On Sunday I visit my friend’s home as a guest.