侍奉

shìfèng

verb #20,394

Meanings

1 to serve
2 to wait upon
3 to attend to someone's needs

Characters

to attend / wait on

to offer / serve respectfully

Examples

她在家侍奉年迈的父母。

Tā zài jiā shìfèng niánmài de fùmǔ.

She stays home to attend to her elderly parents.

古代宦官的职责是侍奉皇帝。

Gǔdài huànguān de zhízé shì shìfèng huángdì.

The duty of eunuchs in ancient times was to serve the emperor.

Tips

register

侍奉 has a formal, traditional register and often implies devoted service to elders, rulers, or deities. In modern usage, it most commonly describes caring for elderly parents.

Stroke Order

侍 shì

奉 fèng