作客 zuòkè to live somewhere as a visitor
to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with somebody as a guest; to sojourn
怎么记住“作客”: 作 do + 客 guest = to live somewhere as a visitor.
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用法
- To be a guest / sojourn somewhere - 到朋友家作客 (dào péngyou jiā zuòkè) to be a guest at a friend's home.
- Also 作客他乡 (zuòkè tāxiāng) to live away from home as a stranger. Slightly literary.
- Distinguish from 做客 (which many treat as the standard 'be a guest'); the sojourn/away-from-home nuance is stronger in 作客.