Keyword
to wait
- to expect
- to visit
- to greet
- Frequency
- #348
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
亻 (person) gives the meaning and 矦 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
时候
time; length of time; moment; period
候选人
candidate
气候
(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
有时候
sometimes
小时候
in one's childhood
到时候
when the moment comes; at that time
问候
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)
等候
to wait; to wait for
候
to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
候选
candidate (attributive)
候补
to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute
伺候
to serve; to wait upon
全天候
all-weather; 24-hour
气候变化
climate change
症候群
(Tw) syndrome
候鸟
migratory bird
守候
to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse
天候
weather
听候
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
稍候
to wait a moment
侍候
to serve; to wait upon
恭候
to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
火候
heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment
静候
to wait quietly; to await (news, a reply etc)