伺候
Old HSK 6
伺候 (cìhou) · to wait on
伺候 (cìhou) means “to wait on; to serve; to look after”. It is written with 2 characters: 伺 (to serve) + 候 (time). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 伺候 is built
The characters
伺 cì · to serve
What 伺 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 司sī — to take charge of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
候 hòu · time
What 候 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 矦hóu — target in archery
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 矦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她在家伺候生病的母亲。Tā zài jiā cìhou shēngbìng de mǔqīn.She stays at home looking after her sick mother.
这位客人很难伺候。Zhè wèi kèrén hěn nán cìhou.This guest is hard to please.
Questions about 伺候
What does 伺候 mean?
伺候 (cìhou) means “to wait on; to serve; to look after”.
How do you pronounce 伺候?
伺候 is pronounced cìhou.
Which HSK level is 伺候?
伺候 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 时候shíhoutime
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
- 这时候zhè shíhouat this time
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 问候wènhòuto greet
- 等候děnghòuto wait
- 候选hòuxuǎnto be a candidate
Learn 伺候 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.