侍奉

shìfèng
verb #20,394

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā zài jiā shìfèng niánmài de fùmǔ.
She stays home to attend to her elderly parents.
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

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