嫖客

piáokè

noun #17,229 vulgar

Measure Word

一名嫖客 míng

Meanings

1 patron of a brothel
2 john (slang)

Characters

to visit prostitutes

guest; customer

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方逮捕了几名嫖客。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le jǐ míng piáokè.

The police arrested several brothel patrons.

Tips

register

嫖客 is a blunt, somewhat crude term. In formal/legal contexts, 嫖娼者 or 买春者 may be used instead.

Stroke Order

嫖 piáo

客 kè