作客

zuòkè

verb HSK 7-9 #29,751

Meanings

1 to be a guest
2 to stay as a visitor
3 to sojourn

Characters

to do; to act as

Examples

他在朋友家作客了三天。

Tā zài péngyǒu jiā zuòkè le sān tiān.

He stayed as a guest at his friend's house for three days.

欢迎到我家来作客。

Huānyíng dào wǒ jiā lái zuòkè.

Welcome to come visit my home.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 作客 (to be a guest somewhere) with 做客 (same meaning but more common in modern usage). Both are acceptable.

Stroke Order

作 zuò

客 kè