Chinese Word: 候 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

候HSK 1

Pinyin: hòu

English Definition: to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days

Chinese Definition:
①等待：等候。候车室。候选人。守候。候补。候场。候审。候诊。
②看望，问好：伺候。问候。
③时节：时候。气候。候鸟。候虫。
④事物在变化中的情状：火候儿。症候。
⑤古代把五天称为“一候”，现气象学上仍沿用：候温(每五天的平均温度)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:矦 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 侯

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气候HSK 4	qì hòu	climate; atmosphere; situation; Classifiers: 种
问候HSK 5	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)
候选人HSK 6	hòu xuǎn rén	candidate; Classifiers: 名
等候HSK 6	děng hòu	to wait; to wait for
侍候	shì hòu	to serve; to wait upon

1		nǐ 你 shén me 什么 shí hou 时候 huí qu 回去？ When are you going back?
2		nán fāng 南方 de 的 qì hòu 气候 hěn rè 很热。 The climate in the south is very hot.
3		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ huì 我会 kàn diàn shì 看电视。 Sometimes I watch TV.
4		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 Sometimes I feel lonely.
5		zhè shí hòu 这时候 gǎn kuài 赶快 guān mén 关门 ba 吧。 Close the door quickly now.

1		nǐ 你 shén me 什么 shí hou 时候 huí qu 回去？ When are you going back?
2		nán fāng 南方 de 的 qì hòu 气候 hěn rè 很热。 The climate in the south is very hot.
3		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ huì 我会 kàn diàn shì 看电视。 Sometimes I watch TV.
4		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 Sometimes I feel lonely.
5		zhè shí hòu 这时候 gǎn kuài 赶快 guān mén 关门 ba 吧。 Close the door quickly now.