attend and wait upon; serve
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to attend upon; to wait on; to keep company and serve
formalTypically used in formal or respectful contexts, often describing filial duty towards parents, care for the sick, or service to superiors. Less common in everyday speech than '照顾' or '陪伴'.
Lǎo老
rén人
bìng病
zhòng重
qī期
jiān间
yī一
zhí直
yǒu有
ér儿
nǚ女
péi陪
shì侍
。
The elderly parent was constantly attended by their children during their serious illness.
Huáng皇
hòu后
shēn身
biān边
zǒng总
yǒu有
gōng宫
nǚ女
rì日
yè夜
péi陪
shì侍
。
The empress always had palace maids attending her day and night.
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Tā他
cí辞
qù去
gōng工
zuò作
，
huí回
jiā家
zhuān专
xīn心
péi陪
shì侍
nián年
mài迈
de的
shuāng双
qīn亲
。
He quit his job to go home and devote himself to attending his elderly parents.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
chén臣
zǐ子
péi陪
shì侍
jūn君
zhǔ主
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhí职
zé责
。
In ancient times, attending the monarch was an important duty for ministers.