服务 — meaning in English
fú wù
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English meaning
- hospitality noun Friendly, generous treatment of guests or visitors.
- oblige verb To require someone to do something, by law, duty, or circumstance.
- serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
- support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
- utility noun The quality of being useful or practical.
Senses
服务 is used for these senses in English:
- hospitality (business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.
- lagniappe (chiefly, Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
- oblige (transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
- on the house (of goods or services) free, complimentary.
- serve (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]
- service An act of being of assistance to someone.
- support (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
- utility (business) A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
hospitality — full definition
- noun Friendly, generous treatment of guests or visitors.
- noun The industry covering hotels, restaurants, and similar businesses.
oblige — full definition
- verb To require someone to do something, by law, duty, or circumstance.
- verb To do someone a favour, often creating a sense of gratitude.