服侍

fúshi
verb #14,050

Meanings

  1. 1 to attend to; to wait upon
  2. 2 to care for; to serve

Examples

Tā yīzhí zài jiā fúshi shēngbìng de mǔqīn.
She has been at home caring for her sick mother.
Gǔdài yāhuan de zhízé jiùshì fúshi zhǔrén.
In ancient times, a maidservant's duty was to attend to her master.

Tips

usage
服侍 implies personal, close-proximity care — dressing, feeding, attending to daily needs. Compare 服务 (fúwù), which is more general 'service' (e.g., customer service). 服侍 has a slightly old-fashioned or literary feel.

Stroke Order

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