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伺候

cì hou · ci hou

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to serve; to wait upon
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A fussy plant

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)这盆(zhèpén)花(huā)真(zhēn)难(nán)伺候(cìhou)。

    This plant of mine is so hard to look after.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)难(nán)伺候(cìhou)？

    How is it hard to look after?

  3. Liangliang

    要(yào)多(duō)晒(shài)太阳(tàiyang)，又(yòu)不能(bùnéng)多(duō)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)。

    It needs lots of sun, but can't have much water.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)这样(zhèyàng)伺候(cìhou)它(tā)，它(tā)开花(kāihuā)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You look after it like this every day. Has it bloomed?

  5. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)开(kāi)了(le)一朵(yīduǒ)，我(wǒ)高兴(gāoxìng)极了(jíle)！

    One bloomed yesterday, and I was so happy!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)细(xì)心(xīn)伺(cì)候(hou)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

She carefully waits upon her sick mother every day.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)伺(cì)候(hou)客(kè)人(rén)很(hěn)周(zhōu)到(dào)。

The waiters at this restaurant serve the guests very attentively.

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