候

hòu · hou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to wait
  2. to inquire after
  3. to watch
  4. season
  5. climate
  6. (old) period of five days

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)候(hòu)几(jǐ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)。

Please wait at the door for a few minutes.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)季(jì)节(jié)的(de)气(qì)候(hòu)很(hěn)舒(shū)服(fu)。

The climate in this season is very comfortable.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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