hòu

候 (hòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to wait; to inquire after; to watch”.

Meanings

  1. 1to wait
  2. 2to inquire after
  3. 3to watch
  4. 4season
  5. 5climate
  6. 6(old) period of five days

Related words

时候time有时候sometimes小时候in one's childhood候选人candidate等候to wait问候to give one's respects气候(meteorology) climate伺候to serve; to wait upon稍候to wait a moment候补to wait to fill a vacancy全天候all-weather恭候to look forward to sth

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