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服务员

fú wù yuán · fu wu yuan

Traditional 服務員

Old HSK 2Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. waiter
  2. waitress
  3. attendant
  4. customer service personnel
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Who is the waiter?

  1. Dengdeng

    服务员(fúwùyuán)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)还(hái)没(méi)来(lái)。

    Waiter, our coffee hasn't come yet.

  2. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)叫(jiào)错(cuò)人(rén)了(le)，他(tā)不(bù)是(shì)服务员(fúwùyuán)。

    Dengdeng, you called the wrong person. He isn't a waiter.

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？他(tā)不(bù)是(shì)服务员(fúwùyuán)吗(ma)？

    What? He isn't a waiter?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，他(tā)是(shì)客人(kèrén)，他(tā)的(de)衣服(yīfu)和(hé)服务员(fúwùyuán)一样(yīyàng)。

    No, he is a customer. His clothes are the same as a waiter's.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)真的(zhēnde)服务员(fúwùyuán)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Then where is the real waiter?

  6. Liangliang

    在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)，他(tā)已经(yǐjīng)站(zhàn)了(le)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)了(le)。

    Behind you. He has been standing there for a minute.

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2 examples
01

不(bù)久(jiǔ)，同(tóng)样(yàng)的(de)服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)回(huí)来(lái)拿(ná)起(qǐ)菜(cài)。

Soon the same waiter came back to pick up the dishes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mcq · English by mcq · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)需(xū)要(yào)一(yí)位(wèi)服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)帮(bāng)助(zhù)我(wǒ)点(diǎn)餐(cān)。

I need a waiter to help me order.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Lemmih · English by Lemmih · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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