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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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10654547)

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Words Containing 候

候驾
hòu jià

to await (your) gracious presence

症候
zhèng hòu

illness

营业时候
yíng yè shí hou

opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)

候缺
hòu quē

waiting for a vacancy

那时候
nà shí hou

at that time

轮候
lún hòu

to wait one's turn

候审
hòu shěn

awaiting trial

季候
jì hòu

season

候车亭
hòu chē tíng

bus shelter

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

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

候鸟
hòu niǎo

migratory bird

有的时候
yǒu de shí hòu

sometimes

征候
zhēng hòu

sign; indication; symptom

气候
qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

大陆性气候
dà lù xìng qì hòu

continental climate

候补名单
hòu bǔ míng dān

waiting list

鹄候
hú hòu

to respectfully await

过时不候
guò shí bù hòu

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

候乘
hòu chéng

to wait for a train or bus

候场
hòu chǎng

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

天候
tiān hòu

weather

节候
jié hòu

season

候机楼
hòu jī lóu

airport terminal

气候状况
qì hòu zhuàng kuàng

climatic conditions

症候群
zhèng hòu qún

syndrome

全球气候升温
quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn

global warming

时候
shí hou

time

气候学家
qì hòu xué jiā

a climatologist

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

谢候
xiè hòu

to thank sb for favor or hospitality

海洋性气候
hǎi yáng xìng qì hòu

maritime climate

什么时候
shén me shí hou

when?

气候变化
qì hòu biàn huà

climate change

政治气候
zhèng zhì qì hòu

political climate

物候学
wù hòu xué

the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc)

守候
shǒu hòu

to wait for

到那个时候
dào nà gè shí hòu

until this moment

全球气候
quán qiú qì hòu

global climate

静候
jìng hòu

to quietly wait

候车室
hòu chē shì

waiting room (for train, bus etc)

难伺候
nán cì hou

(coll.) hard to please

候车
hòu chē

to wait for a train or bus

气候暖化
qì hòu nuǎn huà

climate warming

候机厅
hòu jī tīng

airport lounge

慢性疲劳症候群
màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún

chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

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

伺候
cì hòu

to serve

全天候
quán tiān hòu

all-weather

候任
hòu rèn

-elect

古时候
gǔ shí hou

in ancient times

问候
wèn hòu

to give one's respects

小气候
xiǎo qì hòu

microclimate

等候
děng hòu

to wait

大气候
dà qì hòu

atmosphere

候诊室
hòu zhěn shì

waiting room (at clinic, hospital)

候诊
hòu zhěn

waiting to see a doctor

候补
hòu bǔ

to wait to fill a vacancy

候选
hòu xuǎn

candidate (attributive)

成不了气候
chéng bu liǎo qì hòu

won't get far; unlikely to be successful

吉伯特氏症候群
jí bó tè shì zhèng hòu qún

Gilbert's syndrome

恭候
gōng hòu

to look forward to sth

古气候学
gǔ qì hòu xué

paleoclimatology

候命
hòu mìng

to await orders

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)

斥候
chì hòu

to reconnoiter

稍候
shāo hòu

to wait a moment

侍候
shì hòu

to serve

俟候
sì hòu

to wait (literary)

候虫
hòu chóng

seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)

气候学
qì hòu xué

climatology

物候
wù hòu

natural phenomena of a seasonal nature

全球气候变暖
quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn

global warming

火候
huǒ hou

heat control

取保候审
qǔ bǎo hòu shěn

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

有时候
yǒu shí hou

sometimes

听候
tīng hòu

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

到时候
dào shí hòu

when the moment comes

候选人
hòu xuǎn rén

candidate

小时候
xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

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

Chinese restaurant syndrome