What does 食客 mean in Chinese?

食客 (shí kè) means "diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 食客?

食客 is pronounced "shí kè" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

食客 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

食客 is made up of the characters 食, 客. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 食客 using our stroke order tool.

食客

shí kè

diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger

Example sentences coming soon.

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.