服务员 (fúwùyuán) · waiter

服务员 (fúwùyuán) means “waiter; waitress; attendant”. It is written with 3 characters: 服 (clothing) + 务 (affairs) + 员 (member). It is an old HSK 2 word (HSK 2.0).

How 服务员 is built

The characters

服 fú · clothing

What 服 is made of

月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
又yòu — and

Origin hint: A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

务 wù · affairs

What 务 is made of

夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke

员 yuán · member

What 员 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person

Origin hint: money (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

服务员，请给我菜单。Fúwùyuán, qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.Waiter, the menu please.

她在饭馆当服务员。Tā zài fànguǎn dāng fúwùyuán.She works as a waitress in a restaurant.

Questions about 服务员

What does 服务员 mean?

服务员 (fúwùyuán) means “waiter; waitress; attendant”.

How do you pronounce 服务员?

服务员 is pronounced fúwùyuán.

Which HSK level is 服务员?

服务员 is in Old HSK 2.

Related words

Learn 服务员 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 2 · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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