"guest" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 客人
• 客

Definition

guest 指被邀请到某个地方、活动、节目或饭局的人，也可以指住在酒店或别人家里的人。这个词既可用于社交场合，也可用于接待和住宿场景。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'house guest', 'wedding guest', 'guest room', 'guest list' 和 'guest speaker'。'Guest' 通常是名词，但也可以放在另一个名词前作定语，如 'guest editor'。在酒店语境中，'guest' 比 'customer' 更礼貌、更专业。

Examples

We have a guest for dinner tonight.

今晚我们有一位**客人**来吃晚饭。

The hotel guest asked for a clean towel.

那位酒店**客人**要了一条干净的毛巾。

Each guest got a name tag at the door.

每位**客人**在门口都拿到了姓名牌。

My parents are visiting, so the guest room is finally being used.

我爸妈要来住，所以**客房**终于要派上用场了。

They brought in a guest speaker to talk about climate change.

他们请来了一位**特邀**讲者谈气候变化。

I wasn't on the guest list, so they wouldn't let me in.

我不在**来宾**名单上，所以他们不让我进去。