候

to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet; to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate

Strokes
10
Pinyin
hòu

Parts

Words with 候

  1. 伺候cì hou · cihouto serve; to wait upon
  2. 侍候shì hòu · shihouto serve; to wait upon
  3. 俟候sì hòu · sihouto wait (literary)
  4. 候乘hòu chéng · houchengto wait for a train or bus
  5. 候任hòu rèn · houren-elect; designate; (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
  6. 候命hòu mìng · houmingto await orders; to be on call
  7. 候场hòu chǎng · houchang(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance; to wait in the wings
  8. 候审hòu shěn · houshenawaiting trial
  9. 候缺hòu quē · houquewaiting for a vacancy
  10. 候虫hòu chóng · houchongseasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
  11. 候补hòu bǔ · houbuto wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate
  12. 候诊hòu zhěn · houzhenwaiting to see a doctor; awaiting treatment
  13. 候车hòu chē · houcheto wait for a train or bus
  14. 候选hòu xuǎn · houxuancandidate (attributive)
  15. 候驾hòu jià · houjiato await (your) gracious presence
  16. 候鸟hòu niǎo · houniaomigratory bird
  17. 问候wèn hòu · wenhouto 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)
  18. 天候tiān hòu · tianhouweather
  19. 季候jì hòu · jihouseason
  20. 守候shǒu hòu · shouhouto wait for; to expect; to keep watch
  21. 征候zhēng hòu · zhenghousign; indication; symptom
  22. 恭候gōng hòu · gonghouto look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
  23. 斥候chì hòu · chihouto reconnoiter; to scout; scout
  24. 时候shí hou · shihoutime; length of time; moment
  25. 气候qì hòu · qihou(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
  26. 火候huǒ hou · huohouheat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment
  27. 物候wù hòu · wuhounatural phenomena of a seasonal nature
  28. 症候zhèng hòu · zhenghouillness; disease
  29. 稍候shāo hòu · shaohouto wait a moment
  30. 等候děng hòu · denghouto wait; to wait for

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