候
hòu
Meaning
to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
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Characters
Examples
现在正是好时候。
Xiàn zài zhèng shì Hǎo shí hòu.
The present time is a good time.
请在被叫到名字之前坐在椅子上等候。
Qǐng zài bèi jiào dào míng zi zhī qián zuò zài yǐ zi shàng děng hòu.
Please have a seat and wait until your name is called.
Words with this character
时候 shí hou time有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes小时候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood候选人 hòu xuǎn rén candidate这时候 zhè shíhòu At this moment问候 wèn hòu to give one's respects等候 děng hòu to wait气候 qì hòu climate伺候 cì hou to serve守候 shǒu hòu to wait for候选 hòu xuǎn candidate火候 huǒ hou heat control侍候 shì hòu to serve稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment那时候 nà shí hou at that time什么时候 shén me shí hou when?斥候 chì hòu to reconnoiter恭候 gōng hòu to look forward to sth候补 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy候场 hòu chǎng to prepare to make one's entrance候车 hòu chē to wait for a train or bus候乘 hòu chéng to wait for a train or bus候虫 hòu chóng seasonal insect