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伙计

huǒ ji · huo ji

Traditional 伙計

Meaning

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  1. partner
  2. fellow
  3. mate
  4. waiter
  5. servant
  6. shop assistant
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In a conversation

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The teahouse waiter

  1. Dengdeng

    伙计(huǒji)，来(lái)一壶(yīhú)茶(chá)！

    Waiter, bring a pot of tea!

  2. Qiqi

    好嘞(hǎolei)，您(nín)稍等(shāoděng)！

    Right away, please wait a moment!

  3. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)她(tā)伙计(huǒji)？

    Dengdeng, why did you call her huǒ ji?

  4. Dengdeng

    老(lǎo)北京(běijīng)的(de)茶馆(cháguǎn)都(dōu)叫(jiào)服务员(fúwùyuán)伙计(huǒji)。

    In old Beijing teahouses, they called all the waiters huǒ ji.

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)伙计(huǒji)，我(wǒ)是(shì)这(zhè)家(jiā)的(de)老板(lǎobǎn)！

    I am not the waiter, I am the owner of this shop!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)伙(huǒ)计(ji)热(rè)情(qíng)地(de)招(zhāo)呼(hu)我(wǒ)们(men)坐(zuò)下(xià)。

That waiter warmly greeted us and asked us to sit down.

02

他(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)一(yì)起(qǐ)长(zhǎng)大(dà)的(de)伙(huǒ)计(ji)。

He is a buddy I've grown up with since childhood.

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