做客
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
做客 (zuòkè) · to be a guest
做客 (zuòkè) means “to be a guest; to visit”. It is written with 2 characters: 做 (to do) + 客 (guest). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 做客 is built
The characters
做 zuò · to do
What 做 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 故gù — reason
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 古gǔ — old
Origin hint: Someone 亻 who causes things to happen 故; 故 also provides the pronuncation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
客 kè · guest
What 客 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: A person 各 welcomed under one's roof 宀; 各 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
欢迎来我家做客。Huānyíng lái wǒ jiā zuòkè.You're welcome to visit my home.
周末我们去朋友家做客。Zhōumò wǒmen qù péngyou jiā zuòkè.This weekend we're visiting a friend's home.
Questions about 做客
What does 做客 mean?
做客 (zuòkè) means “to be a guest; to visit”.
How do you pronounce 做客?
做客 is pronounced zuòkè.
Which HSK level is 做客?
做客 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 做到zuòdàoto achieve
- 做法zuòfǎmethod
- 做饭zuòfànto cook
- 做梦zuòmèngto dream
- 做主zuòzhǔto make the decisions
- 做zuòto do
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 顾客gùkècustomer
- 客人kèrénguest
- 旅客lǚkètraveler
Learn 做客 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.