customer; client; patron
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
customer; client; patron (of a shop or business)
Refers to a person who regularly purchases goods or services from a particular business; often implies an established relationship rather than a one-time transaction.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
zhōng忠
shí实
lǎo老
zhǔ主
gù顾
。
He is a loyal, longtime patron of this shop.
Shāng商
jiā家
men们
dōu都
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
zhāo招
lǎn揽
zhǔ主
gù顾
。
The merchants are all working hard to attract customers.
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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
zhǔ主
gù顾
dà大
duō多
shì是
fù附
jìn近
shàng上
bān班
zú族
。
Most of this restaurant's clientele are office workers from the nearby area.