客人
kè rén
Pinyin

Definition

客人
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kè rén
  1. visitor
  2. guest
  3. customer
  4. client
  5. CL:位[wèi]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
客户端
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
人云亦云
rén yún yì yún
  1. 1 to say what everyone says (idiom)
  2. 2 to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
  3. 3 to follow the herd

Sample Sentences

服务员给客人倒茶。
fúwùyuán gěi kèrén dào chá 。
The waiter is pouring tea for the guests.
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好吧!那多介绍客人给我们喽。
hǎo ba !nà duō jièshào kèrén gěi wǒmen lou 。
Fine, then you have to introduce more customers to us.
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这位客人你眼光好，你看今天空心菜娇艳欲滴，一斤五块。
zhè wèi kèrén nǐ yǎnguāng hǎo ，nǐ kàn jīntiān kòngxīncài jiāoyànyùdī ，yī jīn wǔ kuài 。
You've got some eye there buddy, you can see how plump and tender today's water spinach is. It's RMB5 for half a kilogram.
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客人敲敲萝卜）
kèrén qiāo qiāo luóbo ）
(The customer taps the radish)
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见客人
jiàn kèrén
to meet guests
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鱼帮水，水帮鱼。你这次给我打折，我下次给你介绍客人。
yúbāngshuǐ,shuǐbāngyú 。nǐ zhècì gěi wǒ dǎzhé ，wǒ xiàcì gěi nǐ jièshào kèrén 。
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. You give me a discount this time. I’ll bring you more customers next time.
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今天客人特别多，我好忙喔。
jīntiān kèrén tèbié duō ，wǒ hǎo máng wo 。
There are a lot of customers today. I’m so busy.
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今晚我家有客人。
jīnwǎn wǒ jiā yǒu kèrén 。
I have a guest at my house tonight.
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我帮您看一下，不好意思，小安明天下午四点有其他客人。六点方便吗？
wǒ bāng nín kàn yīxià ，bùhǎoyìsi ，xiǎo ān míngtiān xiàwǔ sì diǎn yǒu qítā kèrén 。liù diǎn fāngbiàn ma ？
I'll have a look for you. Sorry, Xiao An has another client tomorrow afternoon at four. Would six be OK for you?
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欸！客人，你们不能这样啊！要不，我送你们几个小菜？
èi ！kèrén ，nǐmen bùnéng zhèyàng ā ！yàobu ，wǒ sòng nǐmen jǐ ge xiǎocài ？
Hey! You! You can't do this! What about if I throw in a few side dishes?
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