服务

Traditional: 服務

#1415 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

service, to serve

Word origin

A compound of 服 (fú, to submit, to attend to) and 务 (wù, affair, task), the attending to of tasks for others, hence service.

Origin
compound
Root
服 (fú, to attend to) + 务 (wù, affair)

Stroke order

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Examples

The service at this restaurant is very good.

He serves customers at the bank.

huò

We offer a free delivery service.

This company's attitude in its service is very poor.

He has always served everyone warm-heartedly.

服务 (fú wù) means service as a noun and to serve as a verb. It covers everything from restaurant service to public and customer service.

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This word is part of lesson 29.