客户群 (kè hù qún) — customer group, client base | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

customer groupclient base

Examples

客户群。
Zhè ge kè hù qún duì wǒ men de chǎn pǐn hěn gǎn xìng qù.
This customer group is very interested in our product.
客户群。
Gōng sī zhèng zài nǔ lì kuò dà kè hù qún.
The company is working hard to expand its customer base.
客户群。
Wǒ men xū yào liǎo jiě bù tóng kè hù qún de xū qiú.
We need to understand the needs of different customer groups.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

客户customer

客kèguest户hùhousehold

联合Coordinate

'客' and '户' together mean customer, and '群' is a group.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀各客

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè客kè

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 客, 宀 is a roof and 各 gives the sound; the character meant a guest.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 戶; 户 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 戶 is a picture of half of a gate. The simplified 户 is a later shorthand, so its shape should not be read as the original parts.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

君羊群

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

Appears in

Marketing & Sales

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