侍
候

To serve in Chinese: 侍候 (shì hòu)

shì hòu

to serve

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to serve
  2. 2to wait upon

Stroke order

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侍
候

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 她在家里侍候生病的母亲。

    tā zài jiā lǐ shì hòu shēng bìng de mǔ qīn。

    She waits on her sick mother at home.

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Related words

时候

shí hou

time

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

等候

děng hòu

to wait

问候

wèn hòu

to give one's respects

伺候

cì hou

to serve

火候

huǒ hou

heat control

稍候

shāo hòu

to wait a moment

守候

shǒu hòu

to wait for

有时候

yǒu shí hou

sometimes

那时候

nà shí hou

at that time

小时候

xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

这时候

zhè shíhòu

At this moment

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