What 服务员 means
- Waiter (waitress - attendant)
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What does 服务员 mean in English?
服务员 is pronounced fúwùyuán and means Waiter (waitress - attendant).
How do you pronounce 服务员?
服务员 is fúwùyuán in pinyin — written fuwuyuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 服务员?
服务员 is written with 3 characters: 服 (fú) Clothes (serve - obey), 务 (wù) Business (affair - matter), 员 (yuán) Worker (employee - member). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 服务员 written in traditional Chinese?
服務員. The simplified form 服务员 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 服務員 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fúwùyuán.
Is 服务员 an HSK word?
Yes — 服务员 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
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