Writing
伺候 (cì hou) — how to say "to serve" in Chinese
伺候
To serve, to attend to, to wait on
verb
Character composition
伺
to wait for, to watch for
候
to wait, condition
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
伺候病人
cì hou bìng rén
to care for a patient
伺候父母
cì hou fù mǔ
to care for parents
伺候老人
cì hou lǎo rén
to care for the elderly
Examples
她每天都要伺候年迈的父母吃饭和洗澡。
Every day she helps her elderly parents eat and bathe.
他伺候病人。
He takes care of the patient.
Frequently asked questions
How to say serve in Chinese?
"to serve" in Chinese is 伺候 (cì hou).
伺候 meaning in English
伺候 (cì hou) means "To serve, to attend to, to wait on".
How is 伺候 pronounced?
It is pronounced cì hou (written as ci hou, cihou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to serve" in Chinese characters?
It is written 伺候: 伺 has 7 strokes, 候 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 伺候?
伺候 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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