How to Say ‘Customer’ in Simplified Chinese
客人
kè rén
[kèrén]
💬 Usage Tip: 客人 literally means "guest person". It's the warm, everyday word for shop customers. In formal reports you'll also see 顾客 (gù kè).
Phrase Breakdown
客人
kè rén
[kèrén]
customer; guest
A visitor or a customer at a shop.
今天客人很多。
There are many customers today.
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