侍候 meaning in English

shìhòu

to serve; to wait upon

HSK 7-9verb18 strokes

Meaning of 侍候

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìhòu
  1. to serve
  2. to wait upon

Stroke order for each character

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侍 shì · to serve · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

候 hòu · to wait · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 侍候.

时候shíhoutime; length of time
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
这时候zhè shíhou
那时候nà shíhouat that time
气候qìhòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
问候wènhòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting
等候děnghòuto wait; to wait for
候选人hòuxuǎnréncandidate
伺候cìhouto serve; to wait upon
稍候shāohòuto wait a moment
守候shǒuhòuto wait for; to expect

Questions about 侍候

What does 侍候 mean?

侍候 (shìhòu) means "to serve; to wait upon" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 侍候?

侍候 is made of 2 characters: 侍 (8 strokes), 候 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 侍候 an HSK word?

Yes. 侍候 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.