住客

zhùkè

noun

Measure Word

一位住客 wèi

Meanings

1 hotel guest
2 lodger / tenant

Characters

live / stay / reside

guest / customer

Examples

酒店为住客提供免费早餐。

Jiǔdiàn wèi zhùkè tígōng miǎnfèi zǎocān.

The hotel provides free breakfast for guests.

民宿主人热情地接待每位住客。

Mínsù zhǔrén rèqíng de jiēdài měi wèi zhùkè.

The B&B owner warmly receives every guest.

Tips

mistakes

More specific than 客人 kèrén ('guest' in general). 住客 specifically means a guest who is staying — at a hotel, hostel, B&B or apartment. For a dinner guest you'd use 客人, not 住客.

memory

住 'reside / stay' + 客 'guest' → 'staying guest'. Compare 房客 fángkè ('roomer / tenant'), which leans more toward longer-term renters.

Stroke Order

住 zhù

客 kè