waitress; hostess (historical)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
waitress; hostess; female attendant
archaicHistorically used to refer to young women employed to serve customers in restaurants, teahouses, entertainment venues, etc. The term has an archaic and somewhat old-fashioned connotation.
Zhè这
jiā家
chá茶
guǎn馆
gù雇
le了
jǐ几
ge个
nián年
qīng轻
de的
nǚ女
zhāo招
dài待
。
This teahouse hired several young waitresses.
Sān三
shí十
nián年
dài代
de的
gē歌
wǔ舞
tīng厅
lǐ里
cháng常
jiàn见
nǚ女
zhāo招
dài待
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
。
The figure of a hostess was common in the cabarets of the 1930s.
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Tā她
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
zài在
yì一
jiā家
jiǔ酒
lóu楼
zuò做
nǚ女
zhāo招
dài待
。
When she was young, she once worked as a waitress in a restaurant.