The Chinese word for waiter is
服务员
fú wù yuán
Chinese Definition
| waiter | |
| 1. 侍者 | |
| Components | |
| 服 | |
| 1. (zh-no-solo) clothes; garment | |
| 衣服 - clothes | |
| 校服 - school uniform | |
| 2. mourning dress | |
| 3. to wear; to put on | |
| 4. to take; to eat | |
| 服藥 - to take medicine | |
| 服用 - to take medicine | |
| 服毒 - to take poison | |
| 每日 服 三 次。 - Take it three times a day. | |
| 5. to serve | |
| 客服 - customer service | |
| 服 兵役 - to serve in the army | |
| 服刑 - to serve a sentence | |
| 6. to submit; to agree; to accept; to obey | |
| 不服 - to refuse to accept | |
| 7. (Used to express defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments) | |
| 服 了 你 了。 - You win. | |
| 我 真係 服 咗 你。 - Come on, I surrender. | |
| 8. to convince; to persuade | |
| 9. to be accustomed to | |
| 10. (gaming) Short for 伺服器; server | |
| 11. (historical) inner pair of horses among the four that pull an imperial carriage | |
| Fu | |
| 务 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 務 | |
| 员 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 員 |
Translations for 员 and their definitions
| 服務員 | |
| 1. n. server; attendant; waiter; waitress; clerk; porter; valet | |
| 機艙 服務員 專用 通道 - crew passage | |
| 服務員！結賬！ - Waiter! The bill, please! | |
| 2. usage. Often used as a polite way of getting the attention of a waiter, equivalent to excuse me in English. |
| 服务员 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 服務員 |
| 侍者 | |
| 1. n. (formal) waiter; servant; attendant |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
fú wù yuán
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