侍候

shì hòu

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to serve
2. to wait upon

Word relationships

Antonyms

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to order sb around

指使别人做事，非服务

Register variants

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to serve

较口语的说法

Related words

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to serve

为他人工作，更正式

Synonyms

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to attend to

照顾别人，如病人或老人

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

to serve

to wait