hou hòu

wait; expect; visit; greet

HSK 1 #341

DEFINITIONS

候 hòu
  • to wait
  • to inquire after
  • to watch
  • season
  • climate
  • (old) period of five days

STROKES

WORDS

车室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc)
zhēng hòu sign; indication; symptom
不到火不揭锅 bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到火不揭鍋 bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
中国餐馆症群 zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún Chinese restaurant syndrome
中國餐館症群 zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún Chinese restaurant syndrome
什么时 shén me shí hou when?; at what time?
什麼時 shén me shí hou when?; at what time?
sì hòu to wait (literary)
任 hòu rèn -elect; designate; (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
命 hòu mìng to await orders; to be on call
场 hòu chǎng (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance; to wait in the wings
場 hòu chǎng (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance; to wait in the wings
審 hòu shěn awaiting trial
机厅 hòu jī tīng airport lounge
機廳 hòu jī tīng airport lounge
機樓 hòu jī lóu airport terminal
缺 hòu quē waiting for a vacancy
補 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
补名单 hòu bǔ míng dān waiting list
補名單 hòu bǔ míng dān waiting list
診 hòu zhěn waiting to see a doctor; awaiting treatment
診室 hòu zhěn shì waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
车亭 hòu chē tíng bus shelter
車亭 hòu chē tíng bus shelter