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侍候

shì hòu

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to serve
  • to wait upon

Definition

侍候:服侍、照料他人,多用于对长辈或地位高的人。

To attend to; to serve; to wait on, often used for elders or superiors.

Usage

常用于描述晚辈或下级对长辈、上级的照料和服侍,带有尊敬和恭顺的意味。

Often used to describe the care and service provided by juniors or subordinates to elders or superiors, carrying a sense of respect and obedience.

Examples

  • 1 她每天都要侍候年迈的父母。 (She has to attend to her elderly parents every day.)
  • 2 这位仆人尽心尽力地侍候主人。 (This servant serves the master wholeheartedly.)
  • 3 在病房里,护士细心地侍候病人。 (In the ward, nurses carefully attend to patients.)
  • 4 子女应当学会侍候年长的家人。 (Children should learn to take care of elderly family members.)
  • 5 他从小就被培养成会侍候人的性格。 (He was raised from childhood to have a servile personality.)

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