好客

好客 hàokè

Hospitable (treat guests well)

What 好客 means

  1. Hospitable (treat guests well)

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好客 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

好
hǎo / hào
Good (well); Like
客
kè
Visitor (guest - customer - polite)

How to write 好客

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好客 in a sentence

这里的人非常好客。
Zhèlǐ de rén fēicháng hàokè.
The people here are very hospitable.
他好客,家里常有朋友。
Tā hàokè, jiā lǐ cháng yǒu péngyou.
He loves having guests; there are often friends at his home.

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Questions about 好客

What does 好客 mean in English?

好客 is pronounced hàokè and means Hospitable (treat guests well).

How do you pronounce 好客?

好客 is hàokè in pinyin — written haoke without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 好客?

好客 is written with 2 characters: 好 (hǎo / hào) Good (well); Like, 客 (kè) Visitor (guest - customer - polite). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 好客 an HSK word?

Yes — 好客 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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