好客

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这里的人非常好客。▶ —
   The people here are very hospitable.
2. 主人很好客,准备了一桌好菜。▶ —
   The host is hospitable and prepared a table full of good food.

Collocations

Mnemonic

好 hào "to like" + 客 kè "guest": fond of guests, i.e. hospitable. Polyphone: 好 is hǎo "good" but hào "to like, be fond of"; in 好客 it is hào, being fond of (好) guests (客). (The Korean look-alike ho-gaek means "touting", unrelated.)

Related

Quick check

1. How is the polyphone 好 read in 好客?

   • hào (to like)
   • hǎo (good)
   • hāo
   • hé