客人kè rénvisitor; guest
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.
visitor; guestnoun
- 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?
How is 客人 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你在做什么菜?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme cài?
What dish are you cooking?
- Speaker B:
鱼,晚上有客人来。
Yú, wǎnshang yǒu kèrén lái.
Fish. Some guests are coming tonight.
- Speaker A:
客人是谁?
Kèrén shì shéi?
Who are the guests?
- 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.
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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.