Definition

1. Verb:
   • To serve: To perform duties or provide assistance for someone; to work for the benefit of a person, group, or cause.
   • To attend to: To care for or look after someone's needs, often in a dedicated or professional capacity.
   • To work for / to be in the service of: To be employed by or dedicated to an organization, ideal, or nation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi luôn sẵn sàng phục vụ khách hàng. (We are always ready to serve our customers.)
  • Y tá phục vụ người ốm rất tận tình. (The nurse attended to the sick patient very diligently.)
  • Anh ấy nguyện phục vụ đất nước. (He vowed to serve the country.)

Advanced Usage

• "phục vụ cho": To serve for (a purpose or goal).

  • Nghiên cứu này phục vụ cho mục đích giáo dục. (This research serves an educational purpose.)

• "được phục vụ": To be served (passive voice).

  • Khách hàng muốn được phục vụ nhanh chóng. (Customers want to be served quickly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phục vụ viên (n): Waiter/waitress, server, attendant.

  • Phục vụ viên mang thực đơn lại. (The waiter brought the menu over.)

• Dịch vụ phục vụ (n): Service (as in customer service).

  • Dịch vụ phục vụ tại khách sạn này rất tốt. (The service at this hotel is very good.)

Synonyms

• Serve: To perform duties.
• Attend to: To take care of.
• Wait on: To serve, especially at a table.
• Assist: To help.

Related Idioms

• Phục vụ hai chủ: To serve two masters (to be loyal to two conflicting parties).

  • Anh ta không thể phục vụ hai chủ được. (He cannot serve two masters.)

• Phục vụ nhiệt tình: To serve enthusiastically.

  • Nhân viên phục vụ nhiệt tình làm hài lòng khách. (The staff's enthusiastic service pleased the guests.)

1. Serve, attend tọ
   • Phục vụ người ốm
     To attend to the sick, to nurse the sick