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客
kè
Description
「客」的意思是来看你、来买东西或来住的人。
"客" means a person who comes to see you, to buy things, or to stay.
我们常说「客人」，比如饭店里的客人，或者到家里来的客人。
We often say "客人", for example, guests in a restaurant or visitors to a home.
Meanings
客kè
guest; visitor
今天家里来了两个客。
Two guests came to our home today.
客kè
customer; patron
这家店的客很多。
This store has many customers.
客kè
measure word for servings of food
我要一客牛排。
I want one order of steak.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
rarely used alone in modern speech; usually appears in compounds like 客人 or 顾客.
- Etymology
originally meant a stranger or traveler from outside, contrasted with 主 (host).
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