nǚ chéng wù yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
stewardess / female flight attendant
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Original source entry:

女乘務員 女乘务员 [nu:3 cheng2 wu4 yuan2] /stewardess/female flight attendant/

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Other forms in these source records: 女乘務員

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 乘
    chéng

    to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed

    shèng

    (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books

    Chéng

    surname Cheng

  • 务
    wù

    affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

  • 员
    yuán

    (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals

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