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

車室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc)
選 hòu xuǎn candidate (attributive)
選人 hòu xuǎn rén candidate; CL:名[ming2]
风地动仪 hòu fēng dì dòng yí the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132
風地動儀 hòu fēng dì dòng yí the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132
驾 hòu jià to await (your) gracious presence
駕 hòu jià to await (your) gracious presence
鳥 hòu niǎo migratory bird
全球气 quán qiú qì hòu global climate
全球氣 quán qiú qì hòu global climate
全球气升温 quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn global warming
全球氣升溫 quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn global warming
全球气变暖 quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn global warming
全球氣變暖 quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn global warming
到时 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time
到時 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time
到那个时 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment
到那個時 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment
取保审 qǔ bǎo hòu shěn release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
取保審 qǔ bǎo hòu shěn release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
古時 gǔ shí hou in ancient times; in olden days
古气学 gǔ qì hòu xué paleoclimatology
古氣學 gǔ qì hòu xué paleoclimatology
吉伯特氏症群 jí bó tè shì zhèng hòu qún Gilbert's syndrome
wèn hòu to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)