客人 kèrén — guest, visitor; customer

Meanings

1. 1

   guest, visitor; customer

   Someone received in a home or a business. A guest is counted with 位, the respectful measure word for people.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 人

  rén (second tone, rising)

  person, human being; people

  2 strokesRadical 人

Example sentences

• 今天晚上家里有客人。/今天晚上家裡有客人。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) wǎnshang (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) kèrén. (fourth tone, falling)···

  We have guests at home this evening.

• 服务员对客人都很热情。/服務員對客人都很熱情。Fúwùyuán (second tone, rising) duì (fourth tone, falling) kèrén (fourth tone, falling) dōu (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) rèqíng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  The staff are all very warm towards the customers.

Similar words

Words containing 人

• 人rén (second tone, rising)person, people
• 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
• 人们/人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
• 别人/別人biérén (second tone, rising)other people, others; somebody else
• 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
• 人员/人員rén (second tone, rising) yuán (second tone, rising)staff
• 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult male
• 人生rén (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)life (one's time on earth)
• 人民rén (second tone, rising) mín (second tone, rising)the people
• 人类/人類rén (second tone, rising) lèi (fourth tone, falling)humanity
• 个人/個人gèrén (fourth tone, falling)individual, oneself (as opposed to the group); personal
• 病人bìng (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising)sick person
• 人物rén (second tone, rising) wù (fourth tone, falling)person
• 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
• 敌人/敵人dí (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)enemy
• 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
• 人士rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)person