Meaning of 客厅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- living room; sitting room
Measure word: 間|间
How to use 客厅
客厅 is the everyday word for the main room of a home where people relax, watch TV, or welcome guests. It often appears with words like 在 (zài) or 里 (lǐ) to describe location. Example: 我们在客厅看电视。(Wǒmen zài kètīng kàn diànshì.) We are watching TV in the living room.
客 (kè) means guest, as in 客人 (kèrén), and 厅 (tīng) means hall. Put them together and you get the guest hall, the room where you receive visitors: the living room.
Common mistake: Learners often write 厅 (tīng) as 庁 or confuse it with 斤 (jīn) or 听 (tīng, to listen), which shares the sound but has a 口 mouth radical. Also keep the tone on 厅 as first tone, not second.
客厅 in example sentences
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客 kè · guest · 9 strokes
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厅 tīng · hall · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 客厅.
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 顾客 | gùkè | customer; client |
| 游客 | yóukè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 请客 | qǐngkè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests |
| 旅客 | lǚkè | traveler; tourist |
| 客观 | kèguān | objective; impartial |
| 做客 | zuòkè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 客气 | kèqi | polite; courteous |
| 客户 | kèhù | client; customer |
| 餐厅 | cāntīng | dining hall; dining room |
| 乘客 | chéngkè | passenger |
Questions about 客厅
What does 客厅 mean?
客厅 (kètīng) means "living room; sitting room" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 客厅?
客厅 is made of 2 characters: 客 (9 strokes), 厅 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 客厅 an HSK word?
Yes. 客厅 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 客厅 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 客厅 is written 客廳.
What is the difference between 客厅 and 大厅?
客厅 (kètīng) is the living room in a private home. 大厅 (dàtīng) is a large hall or lobby, such as in a hotel, bank, or office building.
How do you say dining room or bedroom in the same pattern?
Dining room is 餐厅 (cāntīng), which also means restaurant. Bedroom uses a different word, 卧室 (wòshì), so not every room ends in 厅.