候 hòu — to wait for; to await
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Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #1964
hòu hou4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
verb
- (形声。古文作“矦”。从人，侯声。本义:守望;侦察)
- reconnoitre e.g 候车 候馆 · 候楼 · 侯遮 · 候徼
- observe
- wait for e.g 候时 · 候对 · 候结 · 候补道
- respectly wait e.g 候拜 · 候人 · 候驾
- visit;send one's respects to e.g 候札 · 候函 · 候省 · 候敬
- forecast e.g 候天 · 候物 · 候星 · 候气
- attend
- examine
- pay
noun
- scout
- fortress
- official
- 掌管伺察、稽查等事的小吏。如:候人(古代掌管修路、查盗或迎宾的官员)
- 边境守望、报警的官吏。如:候道(古代边郡为侦察敌情，传递军事情报或应急而修的道路)
- 负责迎送宾客的官吏。如:候官(迎送宾客的候人，主管斥候的军候，占卜吉凶的官员等)
- station e.g 候舍 · 候置
- pentad;five days
- climate
- sign
- season
- omen
Related words
- 时候 time; moment; period
- 气候 climate
- 问候 to greet; to send regards; to remember one to
- 候选人 candidate
- 等候 to wait for; to await
- 小时候 in one's childhood
- 伺候 to wait upon; to attend; to serve
- 侍候 to wait upon; to attend; to serve; to wait on
- 全天候 all-weather
- 候选 to be a candidate; candidate for
- 守候 to wait for; to keep watch; to await
- 候鸟 migratory bird
- 候车室 waiting room (at a station)
- 候车 to wait for a train or bus
- 候补 to be a candidate; to be on the waiting list
- 迎候 to await in welcome; to wait to greet
- 恭候 to await respectfully; to look forward to; to wait upon respectfully; expect
- 火候 degree of heat (in cooking); stage of maturity; level of attainment
- 听候 to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
- 静候 to quietly wait