服务员服務員 fúwùyuán — waiter, waitress, attendant
fúwùyuán (second tone, rising)fu2wu4yuan2
Traditional: 服務員
waiter, waitress, attendant
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个Measure word 位
Meanings
waiter, waitress, attendant
Staff who serve customers in a restaurant, hotel or shop. It is also how you call one over: you say 服务员 where English says "excuse me".
noun
Example sentences
- 服务员，我要一杯茶。服務員，我要一杯茶。Fúwùyuán, (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling) bēi (first tone, high and level) chá. (second tone, rising)···
Excuse me — I’d like a cup of tea.
- 这家饭店的服务员非常好。這家飯店的服務員非常好。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) fàndiàn (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) fúwùyuán (second tone, rising) fēicháng (first tone, high and level) hǎo. (third tone, dipping)···
The staff at this restaurant are lovely.