客人 (kèrén) — how to say "guest" in Chinese

Measure word: 位 wèi

客人

Guest

Character composition

guest

person

Radicals / Keys

Roof

#40 · mián · 3 strokes

Man

#9 · rén · 2 strokes

Examples

今天有重要的客人要来,我们要好好准备一下。

Important guests are coming today, we need to prepare well.

家里来客人了。

Guests have come to the house.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic for 客人 (kèrén) — guest

[kèrén-] Karen 🧳 always travels with an enormous suitcase. One day, she arrived in China and spotted the character 客人 on a hotel's door. "It's like me, a guest here!" she exclaimed, imagining herself as an important person visiting countries like a great explorer.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "guest" in Chinese?

"guest" in Chinese is 客人 (kèrén).

What does 客人 mean in English?

客人 (kèrén) means "Guest".

How is 客人 pronounced?

It is pronounced kèrén (written as keren). The page has audio recorded by a native speaker.

How do you write "guest" in Chinese characters?

It is written 客人.

What HSK level is 客人?

客人 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.

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