侍候

shì hòu

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to serve
2. to wait upon

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 使唤 shǐ huan 使唤 shǐ huan to order sb around 指使别人做事，非服务: to order sb around

Register variants

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• 伺候 cì hòu 伺候 cì hòu to serve 较口语的说法: to serve

Related words

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• 服务 fú wù 服务 fú wù to serve 为他人工作，更正式: to serve

Synonyms

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• 服侍 fú shi 服侍 fú shi to attend to 照顾别人，如病人或老人: to attend to

Usage notes

Collocations

常接表示人的宾语，如“侍候老人”，较少用于抽象事物。

Example Sentences

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她每天都要 侍候 生病的奶奶。

She has to attend to her sick grandmother every day.

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Child Words of 侍候

• 侍 侍 shì: to serve
• 候 候 hòu: to wait