Word

侍候 (shì hòu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

侍候 (shì hòu) is a Chinese word: to wait upon, to attend to, to serve. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 侍候

动 dòng verb

to wait upon, to attend to, to serve

她整天侍候生病的母亲。

tā zhěng tiān shì hòu shēng bìng de mǔ qīn

She attends to her sick mother all day.

Log in to add your own translations

Word breakdown

侍 shì — to serve, to attend (as a servant or attendant)

候 hòu — to wait, to watch over (emphasizing the attentive waiting aspect of service)

Structure & writing
1 侍 shì — to serve, attend upon, wait on someone

侍 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
Show more HSK 1 characters (+6)
Show more HSK 3 characters (+2)
Show more HSK 4 characters (+20)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+16)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+6)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+33)

Stroke order

2 候 hòu — to wait; to await

候 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
Show more HSK 1 characters (+6)
Show more HSK 3 characters (+2)
Show more HSK 4 characters (+20)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+16)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+6)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+33)
2.3 乛 zhé — hook/turning stroke component in Chinese characters
乛 is a component in 2 characters
2.4 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
Show more HSK 1 characters (+10)
Show more HSK 3 characters (+7)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+9)

Stroke order