Meaning of 伺候
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cìhou
- to serve; to wait upon
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伺 cì · to serve · 7 strokes
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候 hòu · to wait · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 伺候.
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood |
| 这时候 | zhè shíhou | |
| 那时候 | nà shíhou | at that time |
| 气候 | qìhòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
| 问候 | wènhòu | to give one's respects; to send a greeting |
| 等候 | děnghòu | to wait; to wait for |
| 候选人 | hòuxuǎnrén | candidate |
| 稍候 | shāohòu | to wait a moment |
| 守候 | shǒuhòu | to wait for; to expect |
| 侍候 | shìhòu | to serve; to wait upon |
Questions about 伺候
What does 伺候 mean?
伺候 (cìhou) means "to serve; to wait upon" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 伺候?
伺候 is made of 2 characters: 伺 (7 strokes), 候 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 伺候 an HSK word?
Yes. 伺候 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.