Definition
侍者 is a formal or literary noun for a person who serves others — most commonly a waiter in a restaurant or a personal attendant in a formal setting. In Buddhist contexts it refers to a monk who attends to a senior monk or to Buddha. It is more elevated than the everyday word 服务员 (waiter) and appears in written narratives, hotel/restaurant signage, and classical or religious texts.
n.
waiter (in a restaurant or hotel)attendantservant (in a formal or historical context)(Buddhism) attendant monk
Examples
- 侍者，。Yí wèi shì zhě zǒu guòlái, lǐmào de wèn wǒmen xūyào shénme.A waiter came over and politely asked what we needed.
- ，侍者。Zài gǔdài gōngtíng zhōng, shì zhě bìxū shíkè bǎochí gōngjìng.In ancient palaces, attendants had to remain respectful at all times.
- 侍者。Nà wèi gāosēng shēnbiān yǒu liǎng wèi shì zhě chángnián fúshì.That senior monk has two attendant monks serving him year-round.
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