| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] | ![]() |
| 伙计 | huǒ ji | partner / fellow / mate / waiter / servant / shop assistant | ![]() |
| 小二 | xiǎo èr | waiter | ![]() |
| 侍者 | shì zhě | attendant / waiter | ![]() |
| 侍应 | shì yìng | waiter / waitress (abbr. for 侍應生|侍应生[shi4 ying4 sheng1]) | ![]() |
| 跑堂 | pǎo táng | waiter (old) | ![]() |
| 茶房 | chá fáng | waiter / steward / porter / teahouse | ![]() |
| 堂倌 | táng guān | (old) waiter / attendant | ![]() |
| 侍应生 | shì yìng shēng | waiter / waitress | ![]() |
| 跑堂儿的 | pǎo táng r de | waiter | ![]() |
| 仆欧 | pú ōu | (old) waiter (loanword from "boy") / attendant | ![]() |
| 店小二 | diàn xiǎo èr | (old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant | ![]() |
| 的 | de | of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs | ![]() |
| 领班 | lǐng bān | supervisor / foreman / head waiter or waitress | ![]() |
| 招待员 | zhāo dài yuán | service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc | ![]() |
