servant; domestic help
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
servant; domestic servant; menial
formalRefers to a person employed to perform domestic duties in a household or estate. This term carries a slightly formal or historical nuance.
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
céng曾
jīng经
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
pú仆
yì役
。
This old mansion once had many servants.
Fù富
yǒu有
de的
jiā家
tíng庭
cháng常
cháng常
gù雇
yōng佣
pú仆
yì役
chǔ处
lǐ理
jiā家
wù务
。
Wealthy families often hired servants to handle household chores.
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Tā他
duì对
dài待
zì自
jǐ己
de的
pú仆
yì役
fēi非
cháng常
rén仁
cí慈
。
He treated his servants with great kindness.