How to say “hospitable” in Chinese
hospitable
“Hospitable” in Chinese is 好客, hào kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
好客 is read hào kè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
On top, 宀 “roof”: a guest is someone under your roof.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “好客”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hospitable” in Chinese?
“Hospitable” in Chinese is 好客, pinyin hàokè.
What does 好客 mean?
好客 (hàokè) means “hospitable”.
How do you write 好客?
好客 is 2 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 客 (kè) — guest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好客?
好客 is read hàokè. Tones: hào — fourth tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hospitable” in the lesson “Generous and petty”
This word is from the topic “Character and behavior” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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