"Waiter" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 fú wù yuán waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
 huǒ ji partner / fellow / mate / waiter / servant / shop assistant
 xiǎo èr waiter
 shì zhě attendant / waiter
 shì yìng waiter / waitress (abbr. for 侍應生|侍应生[shi4 ying4 sheng1])
 pǎo táng waiter (old)
 chá fáng waiter / steward / porter / teahouse
 táng guān (old) waiter / attendant
 shì yìng shēng waiter / waitress
 pǎo táng r de waiter
 pú ōu (old) waiter (loanword from "boy") / attendant
 diàn xiǎo èr (old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant
 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
 lǐng bān supervisor / foreman / head waiter or waitress
 zhāo dài yuán service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc
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