服务员
fúwùyuán
waiter, server
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
服clothes
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員employee
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Examples
- 服务员，请买单。Waiter, the bill please.
- 服务员很热情。The server is friendly.
Collocations
服务员叫服务员热情服务
Mnemonic
服务员 fúwùyuán "waiter, attendant, server" — 服务 (service, traditional 服務) + 员 (staff, traditional 員). Used for restaurants, hotels, shops. Korean/Japanese 服務 narrows to "duty/military service".
Quick check
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