好客
Old HSK 5
好客 (hàokè) · hospitable
好客 (hàokè) means “hospitable; to enjoy having guests”. It is written with 2 characters: 好 (good) + 客 (guest). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 好客 is built
The characters
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (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
中国人很好客。Zhōngguórén hěn hàokè.Chinese people are very hospitable.
这里的村民热情好客。Zhèlǐ de cūnmín rèqíng hàokè.The villagers here are warm and hospitable.
Questions about 好客
What does 好客 mean?
好客 (hàokè) means “hospitable; to enjoy having guests”.
How do you pronounce 好客?
好客 is pronounced hàokè.
Which HSK level is 好客?
好客 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 最好zuìhǎobest
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 好处hǎochubenefit
- 好多hǎoduōa lot of
- 好久hǎojiǔa long time
Learn 好客 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.