侍者 (shì zhě) — waiter (in a restaurant or hotel); attendant, servant (in a formal or historical context); (Buddhism) attendant monk
Definition
A formal word for someone who serves another — a waiter in a restaurant, or an attendant in historical/religious settings. It sounds more literary than everyday 服务员 and takes the respectful measure word 位.
noun
waiter (in a restaurant or hotel)attendantservant (in a formal or historical context)(Buddhism) attendant monk
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 侍者，。Yí wèi shì zhě zǒu guò lái, lǐ mào dì wèn wǒ men xū yào shén me.A waiter came over and politely asked what we needed.
- ，侍者。Zài gǔ dài gōng tíng zhōng, shì zhě bì xū shí kè bǎo chí gōng jìng.In ancient palaces, attendants had to remain respectful at all times.
- 侍者。Nà wèi gāo sēng shēn biān yǒu liǎng wèi shì zhě cháng nián fú shì.That senior monk has two attendant monks serving him year-round.
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