伺 cì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 司 to take charge of, to control, to manage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
伺候
cìhou
to serve; to wait on
Characters in this word
候 hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老人病重期间，女儿辞掉工作在家伺候了半年。 Lǎorén bìngzhòng qījiān, nǚ'ér cídiào gōngzuò zài jiā cìhou le bàn nián. During the old man's serious illness, his daughter quit her job and cared for him at home for half a year.
- 他工作很忙，没有时间伺候生病的父母。 Tā gōngzuò hěn máng, méiyǒu shíjiān cìhou shēngbìng de fùmǔ. He is very busy at work and has no time to look after his sick parents.
- 饭店的服务员伺候客人很周到。 Fàndiàn de fúwùyuán cìhou kèrén hěn zhōudào. The restaurant waiters attend to the guests very thoughtfully.
Related words
- 伺机 sìjī to wait for an opportunity
- 时候 shíhou time, moment
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 那时候 nàshíhou at that time
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 这时候 zhèshíhòu at this time
- 气候 qìhòu climate
- 问候 wènhòu to greet
- 等候 děnghòu to wait for
- 候选人 hòuxuǎnrén candidate
- 火候 huǒhou degree of heating; timing; level of maturity
- 侍候 shìhòu to serve; to attend to