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顾客

gù kè · gu ke

Traditional 顧客

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. customer; client
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In a conversation

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The shopkeeper

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)店(diàn)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)安静(ānjìng)？

    Dengdeng, why is your shop so quiet today?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)顾客(gùkè)。一整天(yīzhěngtiān)只(zhǐ)来了(láile)一位(yīwèi)。

    No customers. All day only one came.

  3. Liangliang

    那位(nàwèi)顾客(gùkè)是(shì)谁(shéi)？他(tā)买(mǎi)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    Who is the customer? What did the customer buy?

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)你(nǐ)。你(nǐ)早上(zǎoshang)十点(shídiǎn)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)灯笼(dēnglóng)。

    It was you. You bought a lantern at ten.

  5. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)就是(jiùshì)顾客(gùkè)！那(nà)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打折(dǎzhé)。

    Oh, I am the customer! Then give me a discount.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)顾(gù)客(kè)对(duì)服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)说(shuō)了(le)声(shēng)谢(xiè)谢(xiè)。

That customer said thank you to the waiter.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)顾(gù)客(kè)大(dà)多(duō)是(shì)附(fù)近(jìn)的(de)居(jū)民(mín)。

Most of this shop's customers are nearby residents.

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顾
gù

to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

客
kè

customer; visitor

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