Meaning of 客户
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- client; customer
How to use 客户
客户 is the standard word in business for clients and customers, especially ongoing ones like a company's account holders or a bank's customers. It appears in many set phrases such as 客户服务 (kèhù fúwù, customer service). Example: 我今天要见一个重要的客户。(Wǒ jīntiān yào jiàn yí gè zhòngyào de kèhù.) I have to meet an important client today.
客 (kè) means guest and 户 (hù) means household or door, as in an account holder. A 客户 is a guest who comes through your door and keeps an account with you, so a client.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 客户 and 顾客 (gùkè). 顾客 is a shopper in a store or restaurant, while 客户 suggests a business relationship, so a shop assistant usually says 顾客, not 客户. Also keep 户 (hù) in the fourth tone, not hú.
客户 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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客 kè · guest · 9 strokes
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户 hù · a household · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 客户.
| 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 |
| 窗户 | chuānghu | window |
| 客气 | kèqi | polite; courteous |
| 乘客 | chéngkè | passenger |
| 客厅 | kètīng | living room; sitting room |
Questions about 客户
What does 客户 mean?
客户 (kèhù) means "client; customer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 客户?
客户 is made of 2 characters: 客 (9 strokes), 户 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 客户 an HSK word?
Yes. 客户 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 客户 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 客户 is written 客戶.
What is the difference between 客户 and 客人?
客人 (kèrén) is a general word for a guest, such as someone visiting your home. 客户 is used only in commercial or service settings for a client or customer.
Does 客户 have any meaning in technology?
Yes, it appears in 客户端 (kèhùduān), which means a client program or app, as opposed to the server. For example, 手机客户端 means a mobile app.