hòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to wait
  2. 2. to inquire after
  3. 3. to watch
  4. 4. season
  5. 5. climate

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Words Containing 候

伺候
cì hòu

to serve

侍候
shì hòu

to serve

候选
hòu xuǎn

candidate (attributive)

候选人
hòu xuǎn rén

candidate

问候
wèn hòu

to give one's respects

守候
shǒu hòu

to wait for

小时候
xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

时候
shí hou

time

有时候
yǒu shí hou

sometimes

气候
qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

火候
huǒ hou

heat control

稍候
shāo hòu

to wait a moment

等候
děng hòu

to wait

那时候
nà shí hou

at that time

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

中国餐馆症候群
zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún

Chinese restaurant syndrome

什么时候
shén me shí hou

when?

俟候
sì hòu

to wait (literary)

候乘
hòu chéng

to wait for a train or bus

候任
hòu rèn

-elect

候命
hòu mìng

to await orders

候场
hòu chǎng

(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance

候审
hòu shěn

awaiting trial

候机厅
hòu jī tīng

airport lounge

候机楼
hòu jī lóu

airport terminal

候缺
hòu quē

waiting for a vacancy

候虫
hòu chóng

seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)

候补
hòu bǔ

to wait to fill a vacancy

候补名单
hòu bǔ míng dān

waiting list

候诊
hòu zhěn

waiting to see a doctor

候诊室
hòu zhěn shì

waiting room (at clinic, hospital)

候车
hòu chē

to wait for a train or bus

候车亭
hòu chē tíng

bus shelter

候车室
hòu chē shì

waiting room (for train, bus etc)

候风地动仪
hòu fēng dì dòng yí

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[zhāng héng] in 132

候驾
hòu jià

to await (your) gracious presence

候鸟
hòu niǎo

migratory bird

全天候
quán tiān hòu

all-weather

全球气候
quán qiú qì hòu

global climate

全球气候升温
quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn

global warming

全球气候变暖
quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn

global warming

到时候
dào shí hòu

when the moment comes

到那个时候
dào nà gè shí hòu

until this moment

取保候审
qǔ bǎo hòu shěn

release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

古时候
gǔ shí hou

in ancient times

古气候学
gǔ qì hòu xué

paleoclimatology

吉伯特氏症候群
jí bó tè shì zhèng hòu qún

Gilbert's syndrome

大气候
dà qì hòu

atmosphere

大陆性气候
dà lù xìng qì hòu

continental climate

天候
tiān hòu

weather

季候
jì hòu

season

小气候
xiǎo qì hòu

microclimate

征候
zhēng hòu

sign; indication; symptom

恭候
gōng hòu

to look forward to sth

慢性疲劳症候群
màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún

chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

成不了气候
chéng bu liǎo qì hòu

won't get far; unlikely to be successful

政治气候
zhèng zhì qì hòu

political climate

斥候
chì hòu

to reconnoiter

有的时候
yǒu de shí hòu

sometimes

气候学
qì hòu xué

climatology

气候学家
qì hòu xué jiā

a climatologist

气候暖化
qì hòu nuǎn huà

climate warming

气候状况
qì hòu zhuàng kuàng

climatic conditions

气候变化
qì hòu biàn huà

climate change

海洋性气候
hǎi yáng xìng qì hòu

maritime climate

营业时候
yíng yè shí hou

opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)

物候
wù hòu

natural phenomena of a seasonal nature

物候学
wù hòu xué

the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc)

症候
zhèng hòu

illness

症候群
zhèng hòu qún

syndrome

节候
jié hòu

season

联合国气候变化框架公约
lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

听候
tīng hòu

to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)

腕隧道症候群
wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún

carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve)

谢候
xiè hòu

to thank sb for favor or hospitality

轮候
lún hòu

to wait one's turn

过时不候
guò shí bù hòu

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

难伺候
nán cì hou

(coll.) hard to please

静候
jìng hòu

to quietly wait

鹄候
hú hòu

to respectfully await