(bound form) to wait upon and guard someone of high status

attendant; servant; waiter; a person who waits on someone

to wait upon or serve someone; to care for and look after people like the elderly or patients; also written as [[伏侍|伏侍|fu2 shi5]]

maid or female servant, especially a young girl serving in a wealthy household in former times

(historical) high-ranking official title, specifically the vice-minister of one of the Six Boards during the Ming and Qing dynasties; earlier an assistant or deputy official in various government departments.

waiter; waitress

attendant; waiter or waitress in a hotel or restaurant

to wait upon; to attend to; to look after someone. Equivalent to [[伺候|伺候|ci4 hou5]].

(bound form) high-ranking official title in ancient China; originally an advisor or attendant to the emperor who later became a powerful central government minister or chancellor

(literary) an attendant, retainer, or chamberlain who serves a high-ranking official or monarch; a retinue

to attend to the needs of someone; to support and wait upon elders or parents

to stand respectfully by the side of a superior or elder while waiting to serve them

to accompany and attend to someone, especially an elder or social superior; to wait upon someone at their side

follow and attend to someone of higher status, such as an elder or superior

(literary or old-fashioned) waitress; woman attendant; maidservant

to look after or tend with care, especially crops, gardens, livestock, or pets

An official post in imperial China responsible for tutoring the emperor, princes, or members of the imperial family in the classics

(literary) a girl who works as a personal maidservant or slave girl

A group of influential eunuchs who controlled the government during the reign of Emperor Ling in the late Eastern Han dynasty; used as a byword for political corruption.

to attend to; to care for (such as patients); to look after or serve someone

to wait upon; to serve; to attend to one's elders or superiors

to look after and provide for one's elders; to serve and support one's parents

person employed to perform services for another

regular palace attendant, a high-ranking official title for eunuchs in the imperial court during the Han dynasty

A military officer who acts as a personal assistant to a high-ranking official; chamberlain.

(literary) high-ranking palace official serving the emperor in the inner court during various dynasties

a high-ranking guard or military officer serving as an aide-de-camp to a high official or monarch

a concubine or female servant who attends to her master; see also [[姬妾|姬妾|ji1 qie4]]

a female servant or handmaiden; sometimes specifically a concubine or slave girl

(literary) The king's attendants and charioteers; those who serve at the ruler's side

humble self-address used by junior members of the Imperial Academy (Hanlin Academy) during the Ming and Qing dynasties when addressing seniors

page or young male servant in a royal or noble household

(historical) A scholar-official whose duty was to lecture on history and the classics to the emperor or provide advice as an assistant in the imperial academy.

high-ranking government post in the Hanlin Academy responsible for reading texts to the emperor and serving as a royal tutor

a person who serves in the palace or is at the personal service of the emperor

concubines and maidservants; a secondary wife or concubine (as in historical or legal contexts)

(literary) a maidservant or concubine who accompanied a bride to her husband's home in ancient China; later used more generally for concubines and female attendants

court eunuch or attendant in the imperial palace

(bound form) an imperial attendant during several dynasties; specifically used as an abbreviation for [[中常侍|中常侍|zhong1 chang2 shi4]] or [[散骑常侍|散騎常侍|san3 ji4 chang2 shi4]]

an official title for a high-ranking imperial counselor and attendant during the Han and subsequent dynasties

A personal attendant or courtier serving close to a ruler or high-ranking official.

to select girls to serve as maids or lower-rank concubines in the imperial palace

gatekeeper or doorkeeper, especially in ancient or traditional contexts

To stand upright while waiting upon or attending to someone respectfully; used in formal or literary contexts.

an imperial palace official who served as a high-level attendant or counselor to the emperor