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How to say “guest” in Chinese

客人
kèrén

guest

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Food and dining”

“Guest” in Chinese is 客人, kè rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

客人 is read kè rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

kè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
rén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

客
kè — guest

On top, 宀 “roof”: a guest is someone under your roof.

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

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 “客人”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 客人. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 昨天我家来了一屋子客人。zuótiānwǒjiāláileyìwūzikèrénYesterday my place was full of guests.
  • 他是客人，说也说不得，骂也骂不得。tāshìkèrén,shuōyěshuōbude,màyěmàbudeHe's a guest: you can't criticize him or scold him.
  • 他是客人我说也说不得tāshìkèrén,wǒshuōyěshuōbudeHe's a guest — I can't even criticize him.
  • 经理派小王去机场接客人jīnglǐpàixiǎoWángqùjīchǎngjiēkèrénThe manager sent Xiao Wang to the airport to meet the guests.
  • 他跟每位客人都握了手tāgēnměiwèikèréndōuwòleshǒuHe shook hands with every guest.
  • 主人用最好的茶招待客人zhǔrényòngzuìhǎodecházhāodàikèrénThe host treats the guests to the best tea.

More words from the lesson “Being a guest”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “guest” in Chinese?

“Guest” in Chinese is 客人, pinyin kèrén.

What does 客人 mean?

客人 (kèrén) means “guest”.

How do you write 客人?

客人 is 2 characters: 客 (kè) — guest; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 客人?

客人 is read kèrén. Tones: kè — fourth tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“guest” in the lesson “Being a guest”

This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. 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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