伙计 (huǒ jì) — partner, buddy; a friendly address; shop assistant, waiter (in traditional or dialectal contexts)
Definition
伙计 has two senses: an informal address like 'pal / buddy', and a traditional shop term for 'shop assistant or waiter'. The buddy sense is colloquial and friendly; the shop sense sounds dated or dialectal today.
noun
partnerbuddya friendly addressshop assistantwaiter (in traditional or dialectal contexts)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，！Lǎo huǒ jì, nǐ lái le!Old pal, you're here!
- 伙计。Diàn lǐ yǒu liǎng gè huǒ jì zài zhāo hu kè rén.There are two assistants in the shop attending to customers.
- ，。Tā shì wǒ de lǎo huǒ jì, wǒ men yì qǐ gōng zuò shí nián le.He's my old partner; we've worked together for ten years.
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