客人

kèrén

noun HSK 3 #1,438

Meanings

1 guest
2 visitor

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

家里来客人了。

Jiālǐ lái kèrén le.

We have guests at home.

HSK 1

请客人坐。

Qǐng kèrén zuò.

Please have the guests sit down.

HSK 6

我们要好好招待客人。

Wǒmen yào hǎohǎo zhāodài kèrén.

We should treat our guests well.

Tips

culture

Chinese hospitality culture places great importance on treating guests well. The saying 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎 (friends come from afar, how happy!) from Confucius reflects this value.

Stroke Order

客 kè

人 rén