候 hòu HSK1 wait Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: climate All meanings 8 hòu 8 wait 3watch 2climate 1five-day period 1inquire after 1 1 sentence for 候 (hòu — climate) 此时正值深秋之候,山坡上的红叶开得正灿烂。 cǐshí zhèngzhí shēnqiū zhī hòu, shānpō shàng de hóngyè kāi de zhèng cànlàn. It is now late autumn, and the red leaves on the hillside are at their most brilliant. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary