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等候

děng hòu · deng hou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

请(qǐng)在(zài)被(bèi)叫(jiào)到(dào)名(míng)字(zi)之(zhī)前(qián)坐(zuò)在(zài)椅(yǐ)子(zi)上(shàng)等(děng)候(hòu)。

Please have a seat and wait until your name is called.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)等(děng)候(hòu)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

Everyone is quietly waiting at the door for the result.

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