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Information of 候

Pinyin hòu

Radical

亻

Strokes

10 strokes

Usage

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Definition

wait

候 [hòu] 动词 (Verb) 1. 等待 (wait for): 等～ (wait), ～车室 (waiting room), ～选人 (wait for candidates), 守～ (guard while waiting), ～补 (waiting for a remedy), ～场 (waiting area), ～审 (waiting for a trial), ～诊 (waiting for a diagnosis). 2. 看望，问好 (visit; send one's respects to): 伺～ (visit), 问～ (inquire). 3. 时节 (season): 时～ (season), 气～ (climate), ～鸟 (migratory birds), ～虫 (seasonal insects). 4. 事物在变化中的情状 (state of things in change): 火～儿 (in the state of fire), 症～ (symptoms). 5. 古代把五天称为“一候”，现气象学上仍沿用 (in ancient times, a period of five days was called "a pentad", still used in meteorology): ～温 (average temperature every five days). 名词 (Noun) 1. 斥候，军候。军中任侦察之事者 (scout). 2. “堠”的古字。边境伺望、侦察敌情的设施，哨所，土堡 (fortress). 3. 官吏 (official). 4. 掌管伺察、稽查等事的小吏 (low-ranking officer in charge of surveillance and inspection). 5. 边境守望、报警的官吏 (border guard and alarm official). 6. 负责迎送宾客的官吏 (official in charge of welcoming and sending off guests). 7. 驿站，驿馆 (station). 8. 古代计时单位。五天为一候 (pentad; five days). 9. 引申为节候，时令 (climate). 10. 症候 (sign). 11. 时节 (season). 12. 征兆 (omen).

候旨 hòu zhǐ

Purpose

气候 qì hòu

climate / atmosphere / situation / CL:種|种[zhong3]

这时候 zhè shí hòu

at this time / at this point / by the time

候选人 hòu xuǎn rén

candidate / CL:名[ming2]

有时候 yǒu shí hou

sometimes

等候 děng hòu

to wait / to wait for

小时候 xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

季风气候 jì fēng qì hòu

monsoon climate

候补委员 hòu bǔ wěi yuán

alternate member

到时候 dào shí hòu

when the moment comes / at that time

问候 wèn hòu

to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)

恭候 gōng hòu

to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully

听候 tīng hòu

to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)

火候 huǒ hòu

heat control / maturity / crucial moment

候补 hòu bǔ

to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute

大陆性气候 dà lù xìng qì hòu

continental climate

全天候 quán tiān hòu

all-weather

守候 shǒu hòu

to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse

侍候 shì hòu

to serve / to wait upon

症候 zhèng hòu

illness / disease

时候 shí hou

time / length of time / moment / period

稍候 shāo hòu

wait a little while / wait for a minute / wait a moment

伺候 cì hòu

to serve / to wait upon

迎候 yíng hòu

greet / await the arrival of

候鸟 hòu niǎo

migratory bird