客源 (kè yuán) — source of tourists; customer base

Definition

A business/marketing term for the 'source of customers or tourists' — where clients come from or the pool they make up. Usually paired with words like 开发, 扩大, or 增加 when discussing growth of a customer base.

noun

source of touristscustomer base

Examples

客源。
Zhè ge lǚ yóu gōng sī de zhǔ yào kè yuán lái zì yà zhōu.
This travel company's main source of tourists comes from Asia.
客源。
Wǒ men xū yào kāi fā xīn de kè yuán.
We need to develop new customer sources.
客源。
Jīn nián kè yuán bǐ qù nián duō le hěn duō.
This year's customer base is much larger than last year's.

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