客流

• Pinyin: kè liú
• Hanzi breakdown: 客 = passenger; 流 = 氵(water) + 㐬 (flow)

Meaning

Passenger flow; customer traffic. The volume of passengers or customers moving through a space.

A technical term used in transportation, retail, and urban planning. Commonly appears in compound forms like 客流量 (passenger volume) or 客流高峰 (peak traffic period).

Examples

1. 春运期间，火车站的客流量达到峰值。 During the Spring Festival travel rush, passenger volume at train stations reaches its peak.
2. 这个商场的客流一直很稳定。 Customer traffic at this shopping mall has been consistently stable.
3. 地铁系统需要根据客流数据优化运营。 The metro system needs to optimize operations based on passenger flow data.

Usage Guide

Context: transportation, retail, urban planning

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 节假日客流会大幅增加。(Passenger traffic increases significantly during holidays.)
• 我们需要分析客流数据。(We need to analyze customer traffic data.)

Don't Say

• 今天客流真多啊。(In casual speech, use 人多 instead — 客流 is more formal/technical)

Origin & History

Compound of 客 (passenger/customer) + 流 (flow). Describes the flow of people.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Professional