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好客 (hào kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

好客 (hào kè) is a Chinese word: hospitable. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 好客

形 xíng adjective

hospitable

中国人很好客。

Zhōng guó rén hěn hào kè

Chinese people are very hospitable.

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Word breakdown

好 hào — to like, to be fond of

Words with this character (6)
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  • 6 好胜 hào shèng — competitive HSK 7
    • 好 to like, to be fond of
    • 胜 to win, victory
    Example

    他性格好胜，总想第一名。

    tā xìng gé hào shèng zǒng xiǎng dì yī míng

    He has a competitive personality and always wants to be first.

客 kè — guest, visitor

Words with this character (20)
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  • 6 乘客 chéng kè — passenger HSK 4
    • 乘 to ride, to travel by (vehicle)
    • 客 person, guest, customer
    Example

    飞机上有很多乘客。

    fēi jī shàng yǒu hěn duō chéng kè

    There are many passengers on the plane.

  • 7 客厅 kè tīng — living room HSK 4
    Example

    客厅里有一张沙发和一台电视。

    kè tīng lǐ yǒu yī zhāng shā fā hé yī tái diàn shì

    There is a sofa and a TV in the living room.

  • 8 客气 kè qi — polite, courteous HSK 4
    • 客 guest (treating others with courtesy shown to guests)
    • 气 manner, attitude, air (demeanor shown)
    Example

    你太客气了。

    nǐ tài kè qi le

    You're too polite.

  • 9 旅客 lǚ kè — passenger HSK 4
    • 旅 travel, journey
    • 客 guest, person
    Example

    机场的旅客很多。

    jī chǎng de lǚ kè hěn duō

    There are many passengers at the airport.

  • 10 顾客 gù kè — customer HSK 4
    • 顾 to patronize, to visit (a business)
    • 客 guest, visitor, person
    Example

    这家商店的顾客很多。

    zhè jiā shāng diàn de gù kè hěn duō

    This store has many customers.

  • 11 客户 kè hù — client, customer HSK 5
    • 客 guest, visitor (the external party in a business relationship)
    • 户 account, household (indicating the business account holder or party)
    Example

    我们需要满足客户的需求。

    wǒ men xū yào mǎn zú kè hù de xū qiú

    We need to meet the client's needs.

  • 12 客服 kè fú — customer service HSK 5
    • 客 customer, client
    • 服 service
    Example

    我需要联系客服解决这个问题。

    wǒ xū yào lián xì kè fú jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí

    I need to contact customer service to solve this problem.

  • 13 客观 kè guān — objective HSK 5
    • 客 external, outside perspective
    • 观 view, observation, perspective
    Example

    我们要客观地看待这个问题。

    wǒ men yào kè guān de kàn dài zhè ge wèn tí

    We need to view this issue objectively.

  • 14 客车 kè chē — bus, passenger bus HSK 6
    • 客 passenger, guest; indicates the vehicle carries passengers
    • 车 vehicle, car; the base noun indicating it is a wheeled vehicle
    Example

    我们坐客车去北京。

    wǒ men zuò kè chē qù Běi jīng

    We took a bus to Beijing.

  • 15 作客 zuò kè — to be a guest; to visit HSK 7
    • 作 to act as; to function as
    • 客 guest; visitor
    Example

    今天我们去外婆家作客。

    jīn tiān wǒ men qù wài pó jiā zuò kè

    Today we're visiting grandma's house.

  • 16 客房 kè fáng — guest room HSK 7
    Example

    这家酒店有两百间客房。

    zhè jiā jiǔ diàn yǒu liǎng bǎi jiān kè fáng

    This hotel has two hundred guest rooms.

  • 17 客机 kè jī — passenger plane HSK 7
    Example

    我们乘坐客机去北京。

    wǒ men chéng zuò kè jī qù běi jīng

    We are taking a passenger plane to Beijing.

  • 18 客流 kè liú — passenger flow HSK 7
    • 客 passenger, customer
    • 流 flow, stream
    Example

    春节期间，火车站的客流量特别大。

    chūn jié qī jiān huǒ chē zhàn de kè liú liàng tè bié dà

    During the Spring Festival, the passenger flow at train stations is particularly large.

  • 19 客运 kè yùn — passenger transport HSK 7
    Example

    这家公司主要经营客运业务。

    zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào jīng yíng kè yùn yè wù

    This company mainly operates passenger transport business.

  • 20 黑客 hēi kè — hacker HSK 7
    • 黑 black/dark, suggesting the underground or illegal nature of unauthorized access
    • 客 guest/visitor, suggesting someone who enters systems uninvited
    Example

    黑客攻击了公司的网络系统。

    hēi kè gōng jī le gōng sī de wǎng luò xì tǒng

    Hackers attacked the company's network system.

Structure & writing
1 好 hào — to love; to like
Xpinyin

好 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
HSK 1
奶 nǎi breast; mammary gland 她 tā she; her (third-person feminine pronoun) 好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 妈 mā mom; mother (reduplicated form) 妹 mèi younger sister (by blood or same generation)
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姐 jiě older sister 要 yào important; significant
HSK 2
妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫) 始 shǐ beginning; start; initial (opposite of '末'/'终') 姓 xìng surname; family name
HSK 3
如 rú to suit; to follow; in accordance with 姨 yí maternal aunt (mother's sister); respectful term for women of one's mother's generation 婚 hūn to marry; for a man and woman to become husband and wife 安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 接 jiē to approach; to come into contact with
HSK 4
姑 gū father's sister; aunt 娘 niáng (colloq.) mother
HSK 5
妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 姥 lǎo maternal grandfather (see 姥爷) 姿 zī appearance; looks 威 wēi authority or power that commands awe and respect 娱 yú joyful; happy
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婆 pó old woman (often reduplicated) 媒 méi matchmaker; person who arranges marriages
HSK 6
妆 zhuāng to put on makeup; to adorn oneself with cosmetics 妙 miào beautiful; fine 妨 fáng to hinder, obstruct (连~碍) 委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 姻 yīn marriage
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娃 wá child; infant 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (of a man, opposite of 嫁) 婴 yīng infant, newborn baby 媳 xí daughter-in-law, son's wife 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry, get married (opposite of 娶) 嫌 xián suspicion; grounds for suspicion 宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together
HSK 7
奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 妄 wàng absurd, irrational, wild 妒 dù to envy; to be jealous of someone superior 妖 yāo demon; monster; supernatural creature in myths and legends
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妥 tuǒ appropriate; suitable 姆 mǔ nanny; person hired to care for children, the elderly, or manage household affairs, usually female (see "保姆") 姜 jiāng ginger plant (perennial herb with lance-shaped leaves and yellow-green flowers, rarely blooming) 娇 jiāo delicate, beautiful, and lovely (of women, children, flowers, etc.) 婉 wǎn indirect and gentle in expression 婪 lán greedy; insatiably covetous of wealth 婿 xù husband 媚 mèi beautiful; lovely 嫂 sǎo elder brother's wife; sister-in-law 嫉 jí to envy; to be jealous of someone better than oneself 嫩 nèn tender, delicate (of young growth); opposite of "老" 嬉 xī (lit.) to play; to frolic 耍 shuǎ to play; to have fun
1.2 子 zǐ — child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son
Xpinyin
子 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 字 zì written character; word 学 xué to study; to learn (opposite of 教) 孩 hái young child
HSK 2
游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers)
HSK 4
仔 zǎi (dial.) young man 厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 存 cún to exist; to be alive 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation
HSK 5
享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain
HSK 6
孕 yùn pregnancy 孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents
HSK 7
孔 kǒng hole; opening; aperture 孝 xiào to respect and support one's parents 孪 luán twin; born as a pair from one birth 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

Stroke order

2 客 kè — guest; visitor (opposite of 主)
客 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
额 é forehead (of a person or animal)

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
HSK 1
字 zì written character; word 它 tā third-person pronoun for non-human things; it 宜 yí suitable, appropriate 客 kè guest; visitor (opposite of 主) 家 jiā family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship
HSK 2
完 wán complete; whole; intact 室 shì room; chamber
HSK 3
安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 定 dìng calm; stable 实 shí solid, filled completely with no gaps (opposite of "虚") 害 hài harm; disadvantage (opposite of 利、益) 容 róng to contain; to hold; to have capacity for
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宾 bīn guest (opposite of "主" host) 演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually
HSK 4
寄 jì to entrust; to place one's trust in 富 fù wealthy; rich in resources (opposite of "贫" and "穷") 察 chá to observe closely; to investigate; to examine
HSK 5
守 shǒu to defend, guard (opposite of 攻) 宝 bǎo treasure; precious thing 宠 chǒng to dote on; to indulge with excessive affection (often from a superior to an inferior) 宣 xuān to announce publicly; to spread, disseminate 宽 kuān wide; broad (opposite of narrow)
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宿 sù to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight 寓 yù to reside temporarily; to lodge
HSK 6
宅 zhái residence; dwelling 宏 hóng grand; vast 官 guān government or military official of a certain rank 审 shěn detailed; thorough 宫 gōng palace (residence of emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.)
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宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 宵 xiāo night 寂 jì quiet, silent 寞 mò quiet and desolate; lonely 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals
HSK 7
奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 宁 níng peaceful; tranquil 宇 yǔ eaves; by extension, a house or building 宗 zōng ancestor 宙 zhòu all time; eternity (past and present)
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宪 xiàn (lit.) laws and decrees 宰 zǎi to oversee; to preside over 寐 mèi (lit.) to fall asleep; to sleep 寝 qǐn to sleep 寡 guǎ widowed (of a woman) 寥 liáo sparse; few 穴 xué cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure 贮 zhù to store; to stockpile
2.2 各 gè — each; every (referring to different persons or things)
各 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
客 kè guest; visitor (opposite of 主)
HSK 2
路 lù road; path for travel
HSK 4
格 gé a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment 胳 gē arm (used in "胳膊" "胳臂"), the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the wrist 落 luò to fall; to drop down
HSK 5
络 luò something resembling a net
HSK 6
略 lüè brief, not detailed; opposite of '详'
HSK 7
赂 lù to bribe; give valuables to gain a favor (often pejorative) 酪 lào semi-solid or solid dairy product made from animal milk (cheese, curd, etc.) 阁 gé a pavilion or tower (square, hexagonal, or octagonal, usually two-storied with open windows, built on high ground for viewing scenery) 骼 gé bone; general term for bones

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