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等候 děnghòu

等候 děnghòu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 等候 děnghòu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
děnghòu | deng3 hou4
English translation
to wait
to wait for

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Traditional form

等候 děnghòu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 等候 děnghòu

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děng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Higher-class people in ancient China who worked in temples () wrote on bamboo ( zhú ) strips.

Positional decomposition

⺮寺

Number of Strokes

12
hòu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and hóu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

hóu

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻矦

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 等候 děnghòu

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他们 tā men hǎo 壕沟 háo gōu ,等候 děnghòu 敌人 dírén 进攻 jìngōng .

They dug in and waited for the enemy's attack.

如果 rúguǒ zhè Tái 机器 jīqì 运转 yùn zhuǎn 不灵 bù líng , qǐng 按铃 bìng 等候 děnghòu .

Should this machine fail, ring the bell and wait.

全家 quán jiā dōu shì 惴惴不安 zhuì zhuì bù ān de yòu hěn 兴奋 xīngfèn de 等候 děnghòu shōu cán ”.

Uneasy but eager, the whole family waited for the eggs to hatch.

zài zuò Dāo bān 壁垒 bì lěi 那边 nà bian ,一种 yī zhǒng Xīn 生活 shēnghuó 模模糊糊 de zài 等候 děnghòu zhāo .

Beyond four knifelike walls a new life for him waited vaguely.

tǎng dào 后半夜 méi shuì , 等候 děnghòu 信号 xìnhào .

I lay awake through the wee small hours, waiting for the signal.

等候 děnghòu Decomposition

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等候 děnghòu Compounds

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