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候
hòu
1.
to wait
2.
to inquire after
3.
to watch
4.
season
5.
climate
6.
(old) period of five days
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
伺候
cìhòu
to serve
侍候
shìhòu
to serve
俟候
sìhòu
to wait (literary)
候任
hòurèn
designate
候审
hòushěn
awaiting trial
候缺
hòuquē
waiting for a vacancy
候补
hòubǔ
to wait to fill a vacancy
候诊
hòuzhěn
waiting to see a doctor
候选
hòuxuǎn
candidate (attributive)
候驾
hòujià
to await (your) gracious presence
候鸟
hòuniǎo
migratory bird
问候
wènhòu
to give one's respects
天候
tiānhòu
weather
季候
jìhòu
season
守候
shǒuhòu
to wait for
征候
zhēnghòu
sign
恭候
gōnghòu
to look forward to sth
斥候
chìhòu
to reconnoiter
时候
shíhou
time
气候
qìhòu
climate
Example Sentences (1)
但是很多时候，我们不得不去做一些自己不愿意做甚至是非常不喜欢的工作。
Dànshì hěn duō shíhòu, wǒmen bùdébù qù zuò yīxiē zìjǐ bù yuànyì zuò shènzhì shì fēicháng bù xǐhuan de gōngzuò.
But often, we have to do some work we don't want to do, even really dislike.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 340
- Word Frequency Rank
- 103 of 84,292