Usage note
客人表示来做客的人或来店里的人。
kè rén biǎo shì lái zuò kè de rén huò lái diàn lǐ de rén。
Guest means a person visiting someone or a place.
Context note
客人常出现在家庭招待和服务场景里。
kè rén cháng chū xiàn zài jiā tíng zhāo dài hé fú wù chǎng jǐng lǐ。
Guests often appear in home hospitality and service scenes.
5 examples
家里来了客人。
jiā lǐ lái le kè rén。
Guests came to the house.
请客人坐下。
qǐng kè rén zuò xià。
Please ask the guests to sit down.
客人很礼貌。
kè rén hěn lǐ mào。
The guest is very polite.
我们欢迎客人。
wǒ men huān yíng kè rén。
We welcome the guests.
客人要喝茶。
kè rén yào hē chá。
The guest wants to drink tea.
5 mini stories
今天家里来了客人，妈妈准备了很多水果。
jīn tiān jiā lǐ lái le kè rén， mā ma zhǔn bèi le hěn duō shuǐ guǒ。
Guests came to the house today, and Mom prepared lots of fruit.
客人进门以后，我们先问好。
kè rén jìn mén yǐ hòu， wǒ men xiān wèn hǎo。
After the guests enter, we greet them first.
爸爸说客人来了要热情一点。
bà ba shuō kè rén lái le yào rè qíng yì diǎn。
Dad said we should be warm when guests come.
店里的客人很多，大家都忙起来。
diàn lǐ de kè rén hěn duō， dà jiā dōu máng qǐ lái。
There are many guests in the shop, and everyone becomes busy.
客人离开前，我把门打开。
kè rén lí kāi qián， wǒ bǎ mén dǎ kāi。
Before the guests leave, I open the door.
Mini dialogue
客人来了
A
家里有客人来了。
Jiā lǐ yǒu kèrén lái le.
There is a guest at home.
B
我们要好好招待客人。
Wǒmen yào hǎohāo zhāodài kèrén.
We should treat the guest well.
欢迎客人
A
欢迎你，客人请坐。
Huānyíng nǐ, kèrén qǐng zuò.
Welcome, guest, please sit down.
B
谢谢，你家真干净。
Xièxie, nǐ jiā zhēn gānjìng.
Thank you, your home is very clean.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
主人
zhǔ rén
host
主人 is the host or owner of a place, the person who welcomes the 客人 (guest).
related
朋友
péng you
friend
A 朋友 is a friend. A guest (客人) can be a friend, but 客人 is more formal and focuses on the visit.