cì
伺
wait upon; attend to
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to wait upon; to attend to; to serve
neutralUsed to indicate taking care of someone, especially the elderly or sick people.
Tā她
nài耐
xīn心
de地
cì伺
hou候
shēng生
bìng病
de的
mǔ母
qīn亲
。
She patiently attended to her sick mother.
Hù护
shì士
xì细
xīn心
de地
cì伺
hou候
měi每
yí一
wèi位
bìng病
rén人
。
The nurse carefully attended to each patient.
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Tā他
cí辞
diào掉
gōng工
zuò作
zhuān专
mén门
huí回
jiā家
cì伺
hou候
nián年
mài迈
de的
nǎi奶
nai奶
。
He quit his job to go home and take care of his elderly grandmother.
Gǔ古
dài代
huáng皇
gōng宫
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
tài太
jiàn监
cì伺
hou候
huáng皇
dì帝
hé和
hòu后
fēi妃
。
In ancient imperial palaces, many eunuchs served the emperor and imperial concubines.
Zhè这
zhī只
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
cùn寸
bù步
bù不
lí离
de地
cì伺
hou候
zhe着
zhǔ主
rén人
。
This little dog follows its owner everywhere, attending to them constantly.