客流

kèliú

noun HSK 7-9 #86,761

Meanings

1 passenger flow; volume of passengers

Characters

passenger; customer

Literally 'passenger flow' - treating the movement of people like a flowing stream.

Examples

HSK 6

这个地铁站的客流高峰在早上八点。

Zhège dìtiězhàn de kèliú gāofēng zài zǎoshang bādiǎn.

This subway station's peak passenger flow is at 8 AM.

HSK 7-9

春节期间客流量非常大。

Chūnjié qījiān kèliúliàng fēicháng dà.

The passenger volume is extremely high during Spring Festival.

Tips

usage

客流 is often paired with 量 to form 客流量, meaning passenger volume as a measurable quantity. You'll see it constantly in news about holidays and transportation.

Stroke Order

客 kè

流 liú