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候 hòu
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候 hòu Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 9 English Translations of the word 候 hòu .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- hòu | hou4
- English translation
- to wait
- to inquire after
- to watch
- season
- climate
- (old) period of five days
- to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet
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Example sentences using 候 hòu
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他们 tā men 挖 wā 好 hǎo 壕沟 háo gōu ,等候 děnghòu 敌人 dírén 进攻 jìngōng .
They dug in and waited for the enemy's attack.
渴 kě 的 de 时候 shíhou 会 huì 去 qù 7-11 买 mǎi 罐 guàn 茶 chá .
When you're thirsty, you go to 7 - 11 for a box of tea.
这个 zhè ge 时候 shíhou 他 tā 感到 gǎn dào 又 yòu 渴 kě 又 yòu 饿 è .
By this time he felt both thirsty a hungry.
Words with 候 hòu
Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 候 hòu in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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时候 shíhou | time | 時候 | |
有时候 yǒu shí hou | sometimes | 有時候 | |
小时候 xiǎo shí hou | in one's childhood | 小時候 | |
气候 qìhòu | climate | 氣候 | |
候 hòu | to wait | 候 hòu | |
候选人 hòu xuǎn rén | candidate | 候選人 | |
问候 wènhòu | to give one's respects | 問候 | |
等候 děnghòu | to wait | 等候 děnghòu | |
到时候 dào shí hòu | at that time | 到時候 | |
守候 shǒu hòu | to wait for | 守候 shǒu hòu | |
有的时候 yǒu de shí hòu | sometimes | 有的時候 | |
伺候 cìhòu | to serve | 伺候 cìhòu | |
候选 hòuxuǎn | candidate (attributive) | 候選 | |
全天候 quán tiān hòu | all-weather | 全天候 quán tiān hòu | |
候补 hòu bǔ | alternate | 候補 | |
火候 huǒ hòu | heat control | 火候 huǒ hòu | |
恭候 gōng hòu | to look forward to sth | 恭候 gōng hòu | |
候车室 hòu chē shì | waiting room (for train, bus etc) | 候車室 | |
侍候 shì hòu | to serve | 侍候 shì hòu | |
取保候审 qǔ bǎo hòu shěn | release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC) | 取保候審 | |
静候 jìng hòu | to quietly wait | 靜候 | |
听候 tīng hòu | to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) | 聽候 | |
症候 zhèng hòu | illness | 症候 zhèng hòu |
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