光顾 guānggù to visit (as a customer)
How to remember 光顾: 光 light + 顾 attend to = to visit (as a customer).
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How it is used
- To patronize a shop as a customer - a polite word merchants use - 欢迎光顾 (huānyíng guānggù) welcome, thanks for your patronage.
- A courteous term for a customer's visit; often the shop honors the guest (承蒙光顾). Also playfully 'to drop by/visit'.
- Business courtesy register. Distinct from 参观 (cānguān, to tour/visit a place) - 光顾 is specifically patronizing a business.