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侍

shì
verb #17,825

Meanings

  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to attend upon
  3. 3 to wait on

Examples

他在宫中侍奉皇帝。
Tā zài gōng zhōng shìfèng huángdì.
He served the emperor in the palace.
侍者端来了一杯茶。
Shìzhě duān lái le yī bēi chá.
The attendant brought a cup of tea.

Tips

usage
侍 is literary and rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It appears in compounds like 侍者 (attendant), 侍卫 (bodyguard), 侍奉 (to serve/attend to), and 服侍 (to wait on).

Stroke Order

侍 shì