How to say “be a guest” in Chinese
be a guest
“Be a guest” in Chinese is 做客, zuò kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
做客 is read zuò 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
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “做客”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 做客. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我去朋友家做客wǒqùpéngyoujiāzuòkèI'm going to visit a friend at his place.
- 星期天来我家做客吧。xīngqītiānláiwǒjiāzuòkèbaCome over to my place on Sunday.
More words from the lesson “Being a guest”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be a guest” in Chinese?
“Be a guest” in Chinese is 做客, pinyin zuòkè.
What does 做客 mean?
做客 (zuòkè) means “be a guest”.
How do you write 做客?
做客 is 2 characters: 做 (zuò) — do, make; 客 (kè) — guest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 做客?
做客 is read zuòkè. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be a 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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