serve; attend to; wait upon
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to serve; to attend to; to wait upon (someone)
Typically used for caring for patients, the elderly, or superiors. Implies attentive personal service.
Tā她
měi每
tiān天
zài在
yī医
yuàn院
cì伺
hou候
bìng病
rén人
。
She attends to patients at the hospital every day.
Tā他
cí辞
le了
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhuān专
mén门
cì伺
hou候
nián年
mài迈
de的
fù父
mǔ母
。
He quit his job to take care of his elderly parents full-time.
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Zhè这
ge个
bǎo保
mǔ姆
cì伺
hou候
de得
hěn很
zhōu周
dào到
。
This nanny serves very attentively.