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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
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

候
hòu
to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

伺候
cìhòu
to serve
HSK 6
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)
HSK 6
候驾
hòujià
to await (your) gracious presence
候鸟
hòuniǎo
migratory bird
问候
wènhòu
to give one's respects
HSK 5
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
HSK 1
气候
qìhòu
climate
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
340
Word Frequency Rank
103 of 84,292

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