香客

xiāngkè

noun #88,399

Meanings

1 temple pilgrim
2 worshipper (at a temple)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

很多香客天还没亮就上山烧香。

Hěnduō xiāngkè tiān hái méi liàng jiù shàngshān shāoxiāng.

Many pilgrims climb the mountain to burn incense before it is even light.

HSK 7-9

春节期间，寺庙里挤满了香客。

Chūnjié qījiān, sìmiào lǐ jǐmǎn le xiāngkè.

During Spring Festival the temple is packed with worshippers.

Tips

culture

香 is incense: 香客 are the visitors who come to 烧香 (burn incense) and pray. Temples are busiest at Spring Festival and on the first and fifteenth days of each lunar month.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

客 kè