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Chinese
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to watch; to wait; to examine to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on |
wait
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| trad. (伺候)
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伺
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候
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| simp. #(伺候)
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伺
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候
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Pronunciation 1
Verb
伺候
- to serve; to wait on
- to wait for; to await
Synonyms
- 佇候 (zhùhòu) (literary)
- 候等 (Hokkien)
- 守候 (shǒuhòu)
- 留住 (liúzhù) (literary)
- 當等／当等 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 等 (děng)
- 等候 (děnghòu)
- 等待 (děngdài)
- 聽候／听候 (tīnghòu) (literary, or Min Nan)
Pronunciation 2
Verb
伺候
- to spy on; to scout; to lie in wait for
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
伺候 • (shikō) ←しこう (sikou)?
- waiting on someone
Verb
伺候する • (shikō suru) ←しこう (sikou)?intransitive suru (stem 伺候し (shikō shi), past 伺候した (shikō shita))
- to wait on someone
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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伺候し
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しこうし
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shikō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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伺候し
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しこうし
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shikō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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伺候する
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しこうする
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shikō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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伺候する
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しこうする
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shikō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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伺候すれ
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しこうすれ
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shikō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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伺候せよ¹
伺候しろ²
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しこうせよ¹
しこうしろ²
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shikō seyo¹
shikō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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伺候される
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しこうされる
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shikō sareru
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| Causative
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伺候させる
伺候さす
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しこうさせる
しこうさす
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shikō saseru
shikō sasu
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| Potential
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伺候できる
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しこうできる
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shikō dekiru
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| Volitional
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伺候しよう
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しこうしよう
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shikō shiyō
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| Negative
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伺候しない
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しこうしない
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shikō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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伺候せず
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しこうせず
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shikō sezu
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| Formal
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伺候します
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しこうします
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shikō shimasu
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| Perfective
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伺候した
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しこうした
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shikō shita
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| Conjunctive
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伺候して
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しこうして
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shikō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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伺候すれば
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しこうすれば
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shikō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
伺候 • (sahu) (hangeul 사후)
- hanja form? of 사후 (“waiting on someone”)