侍应生 (shìyìngshēng): waiter

Measure Word

一位侍应生 wèi

Meanings

1 waiter
2 waitress

Characters

Literally 'serve-respond-person' — one who serves and responds to requests

Examples

侍应生端来了菜单。

Shìyìngshēng duān lái le càidān.

The waiter brought over the menu.

请叫一位侍应生过来。

Qǐng jiào yī wèi shìyìngshēng guòlái.

Please call a waiter over.

Tips

register

侍应生 is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. In mainland China, 服务员 (fúwùyuán) is the standard term.

Stroke Order

侍 shì

应 yīng

生 shēng

Related Words

侍应 shìyìng #16,687

waiter; waitress (abbreviation of 侍应生)

服务生 fúwùshēng #4,890

waiter / waitress / server

适应 shìyìng HSK 3 #2,545

to adapt / to adjust to / to get used to

侍者 shìzhě #9,993

waiter / attendant / server

实习生 shíxíshēng #4,725

intern / trainee

生死 shēngsǐ HSK 7 #4,657

life and death / life-and-death

生产 shēngchǎn HSK 3 #4,088

to produce; to manufacture / production / to give birth

生涯 shēngyá HSK 7 #3,652

career / life (as a period of activity)

生病 shēngbìng HSK 1 #2,542

to fall ill; to get sick

生存 shēngcún HSK 3 #2,342

to exist; to survive / survival; existence