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客人

kè rén · ke ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. visitor
  2. guest
  3. customer
  4. client
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Guests for dinner

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)客人(kèrén)来(lái)家里(jiālǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Dengdeng, we have guests coming for dinner today.

  2. Dengdeng

    几位(jǐwèi)客人(kèrén)？

    How many guests?

  3. Liangliang

    三位(sānwèi)。客人(kèrén)说(shuō)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)你(nǐ)做(zuò)的(de)菜(cài)。

    Three. The guests say they want to eat your cooking.

  4. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)做菜(zuòcài)！

    What? I can't cook!

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，客人(kèrén)说(shuō)他们(tāmen)是(shì)来(lái)看(kàn)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    No problem, the guests said they came to see you.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)给(gěi)客人(kèrén)煮(zhǔ)鸡蛋(jīdàn)吧(ba)，别的(biéde)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)。

    Then I'll boil eggs for the guests; I can't do anything else.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)客(kè)人(rén)都(dōu)被(bèi)她(tā)的(de)好(hào)客(kè)感(gǎn)动(dòng)了(le)。

All the guests were touched by her hospitality.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)给(gěi)客(kè)人(rén)看(kàn)了(le)她(tā)的(de)宝(bǎo)宝(bao)。

She showed the visitor her baby.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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客
kè

customer; visitor

人
rén

person; people

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