顾客 gùkè customer
customer; client
How to remember 顾客: 顾 attend to + 客 guest = customer.
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How it is used
- A customer / client of a shop or service - 招待顾客 (zhāodài gùkè) serve customers.
- 顾 (to patronize/visit) + 客 (guest); the standard word for a paying customer in retail.
- Near-synonyms: 客户 (kèhù) leans toward business clients/accounts, 消费者 (xiāofèizhě) is 'consumer'; 顾客 is the everyday shopper/patron.
Example sentences
- 顾客永远是正确的吗？ Gùkè yǒngyuǎn shì zhèngquè de ma?Is the customer always right?
- 超市里的食品可以任顾客挑选。 Chāoshì lǐ de shípǐn kěyǐ rèn gùkè tiāoxuǎn.Customers can select any of the foods in the supermarket they wish to.