食客
shí kè
Pinyin

Definition

食客
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shí kè
  1. diner (in a restaurant etc)
  2. hanger-on
  3. sponger

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

客户
kè hù
  1. 1 client
  2. 2 customer
客户端
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
客栈
kè zhàn
  1. 1 tavern
  2. 2 guest house
  3. 3 inn
  4. 4 hotel
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
侠客
xiá kè
  1. 1 chivalrous person
  2. 2 knight-errant
做客
zuò kè
  1. 1 to be a guest or visitor
刺客
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin
剑客
jiàn kè
  1. 1 swordsman
博客
bó kè
  1. 1 blog (loanword)
  2. 2 weblog
  3. 3 blogger
客
kè
  1. 1 customer
  2. 2 visitor
  3. 3 guest
客串
kè chuàn
  1. 1 to appear on stage in an amateur capacity
  2. 2 (of a professional) to make a guest appearance
  3. 3 (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties
  4. 4 to substitute for
客人
kè rén
  1. 1 visitor
  2. 2 guest
  3. 3 customer
  4. 4 client
  5. 5 CL:位[wèi]

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
  1. 1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
  2. 2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
  1. 1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
  1. 1 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
  1. 1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
  1. 1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
  1. 1 to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
  2. 2 to give troops a hearty welcome
  3. 3 also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
  1. 1 lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stand on one's own feet
  3. 3 to earn one's own living

Sample Sentences

是啊，他们都在挖空心思地搞特色比创意。而对于我们食客来说，不仅可以享受到美食，还能欣赏到特色表演，花一样的钱享受两种服务，何乐而不为啊？
shì a ，tāmen dōu zài wākòngxīnsī de gǎo tèsè bǐ chuàngyì 。ér duìyú wǒmen shíkè láishuō ，bùjǐn kěyǐ xiǎngshòudào měishí ，hái néng xīnshǎngdào tèsè biǎoyǎn ，huā yīyàng de qián xiǎngshòu liǎng zhǒng fúwù ，hélè ér bùwéi a ？
Yeah. They all rack their brains to do something distinctive and creative. And as far as we diners are concerned, not only can we enjoy good food, we can also enjoy special performances. You spend the same about of money and you can enjoy two services, what's so bad about that?
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