客人 kèren guest
guest; customer
How to remember 客人: 客 guest + 人 person = guest.
Characters
How it is used
- A guest or visitor - 家里来客人了 (jiāli lái kèren le) guests have come over.
- Also a customer/patron in a shop or restaurant, though 顾客 (gùkè) is the more commercial term.
- Opposite of 主人 (zhǔrén, host/owner); a guest is 做客 (zuòkè) when visiting - 主人和客人 (zhǔrén hé kèrén) host and guests.
- 招待客人 (zhāodài kèren) = to host/receive guests.
Example sentences
- 你有客人。 Nǐ yǒu kèrén.You have a visitor.
- 来了一位客人。 Láile yí wèi kèren.One guest has arrived.
- 她对待客人很友好。 Tā duìdài kèren hěn yǒuhǎo.She's friendly to the guests.