开市客

開市客

Kāishìkè

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 4

在开市客购物要先办会员卡。

Zài Kāishìkè gòuwù yào xiān bàn huìyuánkǎ.

To shop at Costco you first have to get a membership card.

HSK 4

开市客在上海开第一家店那天，因为人太多，不得不提前关门。

Kāishìkè zài Shànghǎi kāi dìyī jiā diàn nàtiān, yīnwèi rén tài duō, bùdébù tíqián guānmén.

The day Costco opened its first store in Shanghai, the crowds were so big it had to close early.

usage

开市客 is Costco's registered name in mainland China, where its first store opened in Shanghai in 2019. Taiwan uses 好市多.

memory

Sound and sense together: 开 'open' + 市 'market' + 客 'customer' sounds like Costco.

开 kāi

市 shì

客 kè