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客人kè rénvisitor; guest

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客人 (kè rén) means a "visitor" or "guest," someone who comes to your home, and also a "customer" in a shop, hotel, or restaurant. It is a polite, everyday word, as in 家里有客人 (we have guests at home) and 饭店里有很多客人 (the restaurant has a lot of customers).

What does 客人 mean?

  1. 1.

    visitor; guestnoun

  2. 2.

    customernoun

What do the characters in 客人 mean?

  • 客customer; visitor; guest
  • 人person; people

How do you use 客人?

客人 can be counted with the polite measure word 位, as in 两位客人.

What are some examples of 客人 in a sentence?

  1. 今天家里有客人。

    Jīntiān jiā li yǒu kèrén.

    We have guests at home today.

  2. 饭店里有很多客人。

    Fàndiàn li yǒu hěn duō kèrén.

    There are a lot of customers in the restaurant.

  3. 门口有两位客人在等你。

    Ménkǒu yǒu liǎng wèi kèrén zài děng nǐ.

    Two guests are waiting for you at the door.

How is 客人 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你在做什么菜?

    Nǐ zài zuò shénme cài?

    What dish are you cooking?

  2. Speaker B:

    鱼,晚上有客人来。

    Yú, wǎnshang yǒu kèrén lái.

    Fish. Some guests are coming tonight.

  3. Speaker A:

    客人是谁?

    Kèrén shì shéi?

    Who are the guests?

  4. Speaker B:

    我妈妈的两个老朋友。

    Wǒ māma de liǎng ge lǎo péngyou.

    Two of my mom's old friends.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.