to observe, wait upon, or serve

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
xīn
hou
shēng
bìng
de
qīn

She carefully attends to her sick mother

2
tóu
zhě
zhèng
zài
mǎi
piào

Investors are waiting for an opportunity to buy stocks

3
māo
zài
àn
chù
kuī
zhe
lǎo
shǔ
de
dòng
jìng

The cat watches the mouse's movements from the shadows

4
hòu
chī
fàn

I serve my mother her meal.

5
shì
měi
tiān
dōu
yào
hòu
bìng
rén
chī
yào

Nurses have to serve patients their medicine every day.

6
zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
de
yuán
hěn
huì
hòu
rén
zǒng
shì
miàn
dài
wēi
xiào

The waiters at this restaurant are very good at serving customers, always with a smile.

7
duǒ
zài
shù
hòu
zhuā
zhù
zhǐ
xiǎo
māo

He hid behind the tree, waiting for an opportunity to catch the kitten.

8
jǐng
chá
zài
jìn
xún
luó
zhuā
xiǎo
tōu

The police patrolled nearby, waiting for a chance to catch the thief.

9
tóu
zhě
qiè
guān
zhù
shì
chǎng
biàn
huà
mǎi
jià
piào

Investors closely monitor market changes, waiting for an opportunity to buy low-priced stocks.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1967
Zhuyinㄙˋ
Components
UnicodeU+4F3A
CangjieOSMR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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