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侍从 (shì cóng): Attendant (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

侍从 consists of 2 characters.

侍 • shì • to serve, attend upon

shì侍

to serve, attend upon

从 • cóng • from; follow; comply with • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

cóng从

from; follow; comply with

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Pinyinshì cóng

Meaningattendant; servant

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 侍从

Guó国

wáng王

de的

shì侍

cóng从

zhàn站

zài在

mén门

kǒu口

。

The king's attendant stood at the door.

Zhè这

wèi位

shì侍

cóng从

fù负

zé责

zhào照

gù顾

zhǔ主

Zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

shì侍

cóng从

bì必

xū须

shí时

kè

rén

人

de的

rì日

cháng常

qǐ起

jū居

。

This attendant is responsible for taking care of the master's daily life.

刻

tīng听

cóng从

zhǔ主

rén人

de的

mìng命

lìng令

。

In ancient times, attendants had to obey their master's orders at all times.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 侍从.

Words with 侍

侍候shì hòuWait on
侍奉shì fèngto serve, to attend upon
侍女shì nǚmaid; maidservant
侍应shì yìngwaiter; waitress
侍者shì zhěwaiter; attendant
服侍fú shìto attend to, to serve (a person)
侍应生shì yìng shēngwaiter; waitress (in a restaurant or hotel)

Words with 从

从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
从中cóng zhōngfrom within
从来cóng láialways
从不cóng bùnever
从事

cóng shì

go in for; devote oneself to; be to engaged in [formal]

从前cóng qiánin the past; formerly

从此cóng cǐfrom this time on; from now; then on

从而cóng érthus; therebyupon