客人

客人 kèren

Visitor (guest)

What 客人 means

  1. Visitor (guest)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 客人 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

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

Visitor (guest - customer - polite)
rén
Person (people)

How to write 客人

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客人 in a sentence

今天家里来客人了。
Jīntiān jiā lǐ lái kèrén le.
We have guests at home today.
服务员对客人很热情。
Fúwùyuán duì kèrén hěn rèqíng.
The waiters are very warm towards the guests.

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Questions about 客人

What does 客人 mean in English?

客人 is pronounced kèren and means Visitor (guest).

How do you pronounce 客人?

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

What are the characters in 客人?

客人 is written with 2 characters: 客 (kè) Visitor (guest - customer - polite), 人 (rén) Person (people). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 客人 an HSK word?

Yes — 客人 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

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