servant; maid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
servant; domestic help; maid
archaicRefers to domestic servants or hired help. In modern Chinese, this term is somewhat old-fashioned and has been largely replaced by terms like 保姆 (nanny), 家政服务员 (housekeeper), or 佣人 (yōng rén). The pronunciation with neutral tone (yòng ren) distinguishes this noun from the verb form (yòng rén).
Tā他
men们
jiā家
gù雇
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
yòng用
ren人
。
Their family hired several servants.
Nǚ女
yòng用
ren人
zhèng正
zài在
dǎ打
sǎo扫
kè客
tīng厅
。
The maidservant is cleaning the living room.
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Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
yòng用
ren人
méi没
yǒu有
dì地
wèi位
。
In the old society, servants had no status.