Chinese word

访客

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǎng kè

Meaning

  • nounvisitor

Example

今晚家里有访客，请不要吵闹。jīn wǎn jiā lǐ yǒu fǎng kè qǐng bú yào chǎo nào

There is a visitor at home tonight, so please do not make any noise.

Illustration for 访客 (visitor)

More examples

公司前台要求所有访客出示身份证。gōng sī qián tái yāo qiú suó yǒu fǎng kè chū shì shēn fèn zhèng

The company front desk requires all visitors to show their ID cards.

Core concept

Someone arriving at another place for a visit, an appointment, or another purpose.

Common phrases

  • 有访客yǒu fǎng kè

    have a visitor

  • 接待访客jiē dài fǎng kè

    receive visitors

  • 访客名单fǎng kè míng dān

    visitor list

Similar words

客人kè rén: A guest who is invited or welcomed at a home, shop, or other place.
访问者fǎng wèn zhě: A person who visits a place to study it, investigate it, or gather information.

Definition in Chinese

指来访的客人或访问者，常用于称呼到访办事或探望的人。zhǐ lái fǎng de kè rén huò fǎng wèn zhě cháng yòng yú chēng hū dào fǎng bàn shì huò tàn wàng de rén

Word origin

访 (fǎng, "visit") + 客 (kè, "guest") presents the person who visits as a 客, or guest, so the compound names the arriving person.

Usage tips

  • The word fits homes, offices, and service locations, making it useful when an arriving person is being announced, welcomed, or recorded.

Other meanings

  • guestnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 访客证fǎng kè zhèngvisitor passnoun
  • 访客记录fǎng kè jì lùvisitor recordnoun

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