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侍候 (shì hòu): Wait on (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

侍候 consists of 2 characters.

to serve, attend upon

to wait; to observe; to inquire

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Pinyinshì hòu

MeaningWait on

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word侍候

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 侍候.

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时候shí houHSK 1
小时候xiǎo shí houHSK 2
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问候wèn hòuHSK 5
伺候cì hòuHSK 6
候选hòu xuǎnHSK 6
等候děng hòuHSK 6
守候shǒu hòuHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 侍候 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 侍候 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement

shì侍

hòu候

de得

hǎo好

neutralSpoken

attend to well

shì侍

hòu候

zuǒ左

yòu右

formalWritten

Verb + Object

shì侍

hòu候

lǎo老

rén人

neutral

care for the elderly

Adverb + Verbwith精心

jīng精

xīn心

shì侍

hòu候

4.

Example Sentences with 侍候

mā妈

mā妈

shì侍

hòu候

wǒ我

chī吃

fàn饭

attend upon someone

shì侍

hòu候

bìng病

rén人

neutral

attend to a patient

formal

attend to meticulously

。

Mom serves me food.

zhè这

wèi位

guǎn管

jiā家

shì侍

hòu候

guò过

sān三

dài代

zhǔ主

rén人

，

jīng经

yàn验

fēi非

cháng常

fēng丰

fù富

。

This butler has waited on three generations of masters and has very rich experience.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

zhǐ指

wàng望

wǒ我

xiàng像

pú仆

rén人

yí一

yàng样

shì侍

hòu候

nǐ你

ma吗

？

Do you really expect me to wait on you like a servant?

hù护

shì士

zài在

yī医

yuàn院

lǐ里

shì侍

hòu候

bìng病

rén人

。

Nurses take care of patients in the hospital.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

shì侍

hòu候

guò过

rú如

cǐ此

tiāo挑

tī剔

de的

kè客

rén人

，

gǎn感

dào到

yā压

lì力

hěn很

dà大

。

He has never waited on such a picky guest and feels a lot of pressure.

zài在

gāo高

jí级

cān餐

tīng厅

，

shì侍

zhě者

bì必

xū须

xué学

huì会

yōu优

yǎ雅

dì地

shì侍

hòu候

měi每

yí一

wèi位

gù顾

kè客

。

In high-end restaurants, waiters must learn to wait on every customer gracefully.

tā他

měi每

tiān天

shì侍

hòu候

nián年

mài迈

de的

fù父

mǔ母

，

fēi非

cháng常

xiào孝

shùn顺

。

He attends to his elderly parents every day, showing great filial piety.

tā她

jīng精

xīn心

shì侍

hòu候

nà那

xiē些

jiāo娇

guì贵

de的

lán兰

huā花

，

zhōng终

yú于

ràng让

tā它

men们

kāi开

huā花

le了

。

She meticulously tended to those delicate orchids and finally got them to bloom.