Definition
做客 (zuò kè) means to be a guest at someone's home — you are the visitor. 请客 (qǐng kè) is the opposite: to be the host who invites and pays, e.g., treating someone to a meal. Think of 做客 as 'guest' and 请客 as 'host'. These two words share the 客 character but swap roles.
verb
to be a guestto visit (someone's home)
Easily confused
- 作客zuò kèsound-aliketo stay as a guest (at someone's place)
Examples
- 做客。Wǒ míngtiān qù péngyou jiā zuò kè.I'm going to my friend's home as a guest tomorrow.
- 做客？Nǐ shénme shíhou lái wǒ jiā zuò kè?When will you come to my home as a guest?
- 。Wǒ zài tā jiā zuò le sān tiān kè.I was a guest at his home for three days.
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