Definition & Meaning

attend; look after; attend upon; serve

Word usage

Words with shi hou

shì hòu

侍 候

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NHSK 789－2 Yu Wen 9 NPCR6

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v.attend; look after; attend upon; serve
- shì hòu fù mǔ
  侍候父母
  look after one's parents
- shì hòu shāng yuán
  侍候伤员
  attend to the injured
- shì hòu gù kè
  侍候顾客
  serve a customer
- shì hòu bìng rén
  侍候病人
  look after a patient
- shì hòu jìn cān
  侍候进餐
  wait at table
- shì hòu lǎo rén
  侍候老人
  look after the old
- nán shì hòu
  难侍候
  be hard to please
- guó wáng yǒu hǎo duō nú pú shì hòu tā
  国王有好多奴仆侍候他。
  The king was attended upon by a number of servants.
- wǒ huì ràng jīng líng men shì hòu nǐ
  我会让精灵们侍候你。
  I 'll give thee fairies to attend on thee.
- tā zhěng tiān dōu zài shì hòu hái zi men
  他整天都在侍候孩子们。
  He spent all day running around after the kids.
- zhì shǎo yǒu shí rén shì hòu zhè ge fù yǒu de wáng zǐ de xīn niáng
  至少有十人侍候这个富有的王子的新娘。
  At least a dozen people attend on the bride of the wealthy prince.
synonym
cì hou伺候 fú shì服侍 shì fèng侍奉

Word usage

Note
1."侍候" is different from "侍奉". "侍奉" is only used for subordinate to superior; "侍候" can be used in all aspects. 2."侍候" is different from "伺候". The object of "伺候" can be people or things; the object of "侍候" is people.

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