客串
kè chuàn
Pinyin

Definition

客串
 - 
kè chuàn
  1. to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
  2. (of a professional) to make a guest appearance
  3. (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties
  4. to substitute for

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

客户
kè hù
  1. 1 client
  2. 2 customer
客户端
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
客栈
kè zhàn
  1. 1 tavern
  2. 2 guest house
  3. 3 inn
  4. 4 hotel
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
串
chuàn
  1. 1 to string together
  2. 2 to skewer
  3. 3 to connect wrongly
  4. 4 to gang up
  5. 5 to rove
  6. 6 string
  7. 7 bunch
  8. 8 skewer
  9. 9 classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
  10. 10 to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
  11. 11 to move across
串门
chuàn mén
  1. 1 to call on sb
  2. 2 to drop in
  3. 3 to visit sb's home
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
侠客
xiá kè
  1. 1 chivalrous person
  2. 2 knight-errant
做客
zuò kè
  1. 1 to be a guest or visitor
剑客
jiàn kè
  1. 1 swordsman
博客
bó kè
  1. 1 blog (loanword)
  2. 2 weblog
  3. 3 blogger
客
kè
  1. 1 customer
  2. 2 visitor
  3. 3 guest
客串
kè chuàn
  1. 1 to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
  2. 2 (of a professional) to make a guest appearance
  3. 3 (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties
  4. 4 to substitute for
客人
kè rén
  1. 1 visitor
  2. 2 guest
  3. 3 customer
  4. 4 client
  5. 5 CL:位[wèi]
客场
kè chǎng
  1. 1 away-game arena
  2. 2 away-game venue
客家
Kè jiā
  1. 1 Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
客厅
kè tīng
  1. 1 drawing room (room for arriving guests)
  2. 2 living room
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
客服
kè fú
  1. 1 customer service
客气
kè qi
  1. 1 polite
  2. 2 courteous
  3. 3 formal
  4. 4 modest
客观
kè guān
  1. 1 objective
  2. 2 impartial

Idioms (8)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
词人墨客
cí rén mò kè
  1. 1 sb of literary abilities (idiom)
宾客盈门
bīn kè yíng mén
  1. 1 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
顾客至上
gù kè zhì shàng
  1. 1 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)

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