How to say “passenger” in Chinese

旅客
lǚkè

passenger, traveler

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Passenger” in Chinese is 旅客, lǚ kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

lǚ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
kè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

旅
lǚ — travel, journey
客
kè — guest

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 “旅客”.

Examples

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

  • 旅客不能携带危险物品登机。lǚkèbùnéngxiédàiwēixiǎnwùpǐndēngjīPassengers may not bring dangerous items on board.

More words from the lesson “At the airport”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “passenger” in Chinese?

“Passenger” in Chinese is 旅客, pinyin lǚkè.

What does 旅客 mean?

旅客 (lǚkè) means “passenger, traveler”.

How do you write 旅客?

旅客 is 2 characters: 旅 (lǚ) — travel, journey; 客 (kè) — guest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 旅客?

旅客 is read lǚkè. Tones: lǚ — third tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“passenger” in the lesson “At the airport”

This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. 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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